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The Pottawatomie County courthouse is located at 325 North Broadway, Shawnee, OK 74801; phone: 405-273-3624.
During the land run of 1891, Pottawatomie County was organized with Tecumseh as the county seat. In 1892, the voters of the county elected to rename County "B" as Pottawatomie County after the Potawatomi Indians. Shawnee was voted to replace Tecumseh as the county seat in 1930.