Kingfisher County is named for the bird “kingfisher” or for King David Fisher, who was an early settler in the area.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Major County and Garfield County
E – Logan County
S – Canadian County
W – Blaine County
Created: May 2, 1890
County Seat:
Kingfisher 1890 – present 
County Courthouse – Kingfisher
Location: 101 South Main Street / East Broadway Avenue
Built: 1959 – 1960
Style: Modern
Architect: Noftsger-Lawrence and Associates of Oklahoma City
Contractor: Watonga Construction
Description: The building faces west and is a one story buff colored brick, concrete and glass structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Kingfisher. The west front has a central entrance with a four-peaked roof canopy supported by pillars at the doorway. On the south side the walls are buff colored brick with a black colored stone section near the entrance. On the north side the walls are white colored concrete. On the center of the roof is a raised skylight with a series of peaked roofs and glass sides. The interior has a large foyer.
See: The 4th Judicial District includes Alfalfa County, Blaine County, Dewey County, Garfield County, Grant County, Major County, Woods County and Woodward County.
History: The county was created in 1890 and Kingfisher was selected as the county seat. The first county officials met in in the Central Hotel. In 1892, Territorial Governor Abraham Seay and partner William Grimes built a three-story brick structure that they leased to the county as the first courthouse. The courthouse was destroyed by fire in 1901 and the county officials rented other space and made plans to build the first county-owned courthouse. The second courthouse was a four story brick Romanesque Revival structure designed by J H Bennett and constructed by the C E Sockler Construction Company in 1901 to 1903 at a cost of $29,990. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1959 to 1960 at a cost of $450,000.
County Courthouse – Kingfisher
Picture 1901 County Courthouse
Cornerstone 1901 County Courthouse
Photos taken 2010