Ghost Towns
Liberty, Oklahoma Sequoyah, County, Oklahoma Long, Oklahoma Sequoyah, County, Oklahoma Pawpaw, Oklahoma Sequoyah, County, Oklahoma Scratchout, Oklahoma Sequoyah, County, Oklahoma Short, Oklahoma Sequoyah, County, Oklahoma
| Town name | Other name(s) | County | Established | Disestablished | Current status | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron | Jackson | |||||
| Abbott | Pushmataha | 1897 | 1899 | |||
| Acme | Grady | 1911 | 1930 | Neglected site | Grew around the Acme Cement and Plaster Company mill and power plant. | |
| Adamson | Pittsburg | Former coal mining town in eastern Oklahoma | ||||
| Addington | Jefferson | 1890's | present | Historic community | ||
| Agawam | Grady | 1909 | 1919 | |||
| Alhambra | Johnston | 1896 | 1904 | Barren site | ||
| Alluwe | Lightning Creek | Nowata | 1872 | 1950's | Barren site | Founded by the Delaware Indians. Moved to New Alluwe after the creation of the Oologah Reservoir. |
| Alpha | Kingfisher | 1893 | 1903 | |||
| America | McCurtain | 1903 | 1944 | Neglected site | ||
| Alsuma | Tulsa | 1906 | 1926 | |||
| Antioch | Garvin | 1895 | 1932 | |||
| Arthur | Stephens | 1890 | 1934 | |||
| Autwine | Pierceton, Arta, Virginia City | Kay | 1894 | 1930 | Barren site | |
| Avard | Woods | 1904 | still present | Semi-abandoned site | ||
| Avery | Mound City | Lincoln | 1902 | 1957 | Neglected site | |
| Avoca | Asher | Pottawatomie | 1894 | 1906 | ||
| Bailey | Grady | All black town. | ||||
| Bathsheba | ||||||
| Beck | ||||||
| Beer City | White City | Texas | 1888 | 1890 | Barren site | |
| Bell | LeFlore | 1891 | 1897 | |||
| Benton | Beaver | 1880's | 1920 | Barren site | ||
| Bernice | Needmore | Delaware | 1880's | 1941 | Barren site | Original site flooded by Grand Lake o' the Cherokees. |
| Bethel | Grant | 1895 | 1895 | |||
| Bickford | Blaine | 1904 | 1927 | Barren site | Site occupied by Roman Nose State Park | |
| Big Canyon | Arbuckle | Murray | 1961 | |||
| Big Cedar | Bigcedar | LeFlore | 1903 | 1943 | ||
| Blackburn | Pawnee | 1893 | 1960 | Semi-abandoned site | ||
| Boggy Depot | Old Boggy Depot | Atoka | 1837 | 1883 | Barren site | Site occupied by Boggy Depot State Park |
| Bookertee | Okfuskee | All black town. | ||||
| Braithwaite | Washita | 1910 | 1923 | |||
| Bridgeport | Caddo | 1890's | present | Semi-abandoned site | ||
| Brinkman | Greer | 1910 | 1965 | Abandoned site | ||
| Bromide | Juanita, Zenobia | Coal, Johnston | 1905 | present | Historic community | |
| Burke City | Okfuskee | |||||
| Button Springs | Johnston | |||||
| Canadian Colored | All black town. | |||||
| Carpenter | Roger Mills | |||||
| Cayuga | Delaware | 1884 | 1913 | Semi-abandoned site | ||
| Center | Pontotoc | 1880's | 1900 | Semi-abandoned site | Destroyed by fire. Old site 1/2 mile north of new community of Center, Oklahoma. | |
| Centralia | Lucas | Craig | Semi-abandoned site | |||
| Cestos | Dewey | 1898 | 1923 | Semi-abandoned site | ||
| Chahta Tamaha | Armstrong Academy | Bryan | 1844 | 1920 | Barren site | Former capital of the Choctaw Nation |
| Charleston | Harper | |||||
| Chase | All black town. | |||||
| Cheek | ||||||
| Cherokee Town | Garvin | 1874 | 1877 | Barren site | ||
| Chism | McClain | |||||
| Chisholm Spring | Pottawatomie | |||||
| Citra | Hughes | |||||
| Clarkson | Payne | |||||
| Clebit | A logging camp of the Dierks Lumber Company | |||||
| Clemscott | Carter | An oil camp in the Healdton Oil Field. | ||||
| Cloud Chief | Tacola | Washita | 1892 | 1964 | Semi-Abandoned site | Former county seat of Washita County. |
| Cohn | Pushmataha | |||||
| Cold Springs | Kiowa | 1903 | Barren site | Cleared for Tom Steed Reservoir. | ||
| Conditville | Stephens | |||||
| Cooperton | Kiowa | 1903 | still present | Semi-abandoned site | ||
| Corbett | Cleveland | 1893 | 1930's | Neglected site | ||
| Corner | Pottawatomie | 1903 | 1906 | |||
| Cowboy Flats | Campbell, Pleasant Valley | Logan | ||||
| Cox City | Grady | 1927 | 1964 | |||
| Cross | ||||||
| Crum Creek | Pushmataha | |||||
| Dale | Pottawatomie | |||||
| Dawson | Tulsa | Annexed by the City of Tulsa. | ||||
| Denoya | Whizbang | |||||
| Dillard | Carter | |||||
| Doaksville | Choctaw | 1847 | 1903 | Barren site | Choctaw capital from 1850-1863. | |
| Doby Springs | Bellaire | Harper | 1907 | 1922 | ||
| Douglas City | Oklahoma | 1894 | Black community | |||
| Douthat | Century | Ottawa | Neglected site | |||
| Downs | Kingfisher | 1889 | 1900 | |||
| Eagle City | Blaine | |||||
| Eagletown | Eagle, Eagle Town | McCurtain | 1834 | Moved to present site in 1920. | ||
| Eddy | Kay | |||||
| Empire | Stephens | |||||
| Erin Springs | Garvin | |||||
| Eubanks | Pushmataha | |||||
| Eschiti | ||||||
| Fallis | Lincoln | 1892 | Abandoned site | |||
| Fame | McIntosh | |||||
| Fennell | Choctaw | |||||
| Ferguson | All black town. | |||||
| Fisher | Fisher's Bottom, Fisherman's Bottom | Tulsa | ||||
| Fleetwood | Jefferson | |||||
| Foraker | Osage | 1903 | ||||
| Foss | Washita | 1900 | ||||
| Fowlerville | McCurtain | |||||
| Francis | Newton | Pontotoc | Historic community | |||
| Frazer | Jackson | Relocated to higher ground and renamed Altus | ||||
| Garnetville | Oklahoma | 1892 | ||||
| Gas City | Stephens | |||||
| Gee | Pushmataha | |||||
| Gene Autry | Lou, Dresden, Berywn | Carter | 1883 | present | ||
| Gibson Station | All black town. | |||||
| Glenwood | Oklahoma | |||||
| Gotebo | Kiowa | Semi-abandoned site | ||||
| Grand | Ellis | 1892 | 1943 | Former county seat of Day County. | ||
| Gumbo Pit | Oklahoma | |||||
| Hale | Tulsa | |||||
| Hanson | LeFlore | Flooded by Arkansas River. | ||||
| Harrison | Sequoyah | 1908 | 1912 | |||
| Helsel | Cleveland | |||||
| Hext | Beckham | 1901 | 1902 | Along historic Route 66. | ||
| Hochatown | McCurtain | |||||
| Hockerville | Ottawa | 1916 | Neglected site | |||
| Holder | ||||||
| Hollister | Tillman | |||||
| Hope | Stephens | |||||
| Hoxbar | Carter | |||||
| Humphreys | Jackson | Semi-abandoned site | ||||
| Huntville | Kingfisher | Barren site | ||||
| Indianapolis | Grady | |||||
| Independence | Custer | 1892 | 1922 | |||
| Ingalls | Payne | 1889 | ||||
| Ingersoll | Alfalfa | |||||
| Iron Post | Creek | |||||
| Jefferson | Grant | 1887 | ||||
| Jennings | Pawnee | |||||
| Jester | Greer | |||||
| Johns | Pushmataha | |||||
| Jumbo | Pushmataha | 1906 | Named for Jumbo Asphalt Company. | |||
| Kell City | ||||||
| Keokuk Falls | Pottawatomie | 1892 | 1918 | |||
| Keystone | Appalachia | Pawnee | Flooded by Keystone Lake. | |||
| Kiamichi | Pushmataha | |||||
| Kibby | Harper | |||||
| Kosoma | Pushmataha | 1888 | 1854 | |||
| Kusa | Okmulgee | 1916 | 1936 | |||
| Lacey | Kingfisher | 1890 | 1909 | |||
| Lake Creek | ||||||
| La Kemp | Lakemp | Beaver | 1909 | 1919 | ||
| Lehigh | Coal | 1882 | still present | Semi-abandoned site | Former county seat of Coal County. | |
| Lenna | ||||||
| Lenora | Lanora | |||||
| Liberty | Nobel | 1893 | All black town. | |||
| Lone Pine | ||||||
| Lone Star | Lonestar | Custer | 1895 | 1904 | ||
| Loveland | Harriston | Tillman | 1908 | Semi-abandoned site | ||
| Lovell | Perth | Logan | 1889 | 1957 | ||
| Lugart | Jackson | 1902 | 1950 | Cleared for Lake Altus-Lugart Reservoir | ||
| Lyceum | Pushmataha | |||||
| Lyman | ||||||
| Magee | ||||||
| Marina | ||||||
| Marshall Town | All black town. | |||||
| Mayes | Adair | 1883 | 1896 | Abandoned site | Formed around Flint Courthouse, Flint District, Cherokee Nation. | |
| Maxwell | ||||||
| Meers | Comanche | 1902 | Abandoned site | |||
| Miller Court House | McCurtain | |||||
| Milton | Needmore | LeFlore | 1870 | 1950's | Neglected site | Site of the Milton Colony. |
| Mineral | Mineral City | Cimarron | 1886 | 1911 | ||
| Moral | ||||||
| Mouser | Texas | 1928 | ||||
| Navajoe | Jackson | 1887 | ||||
| New Spring Place | ||||||
| Newby |
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| Nicksville | Sequoyah | 1828 | 1829 | Former county seat of Lovely County, Arkansas. Site of Dwight Mission. | ||
| Nolia | Pushmataha | |||||
| Non | Cannon | Hughes | 1901 | 1954 | Abandoned site | |
| North Fork | North Fork Town | All black town. | ||||
| Oakdale | ||||||
| Oak Wall | ||||||
| Oil City | Wheeler | Carter | A Healdton Oil Field camp. | |||
| Old Kaw City | ||||||
| Olney | Parmicho | Coal | ||||
| Omega | Kingfisher | |||||
| Orr | Love | 1892 | 1957 | Neglected site | ||
| Paw Paw | Sequoyah | 1882 | 1915 | |||
| Park Hill | Cherokee | 1838 | ||||
| Parkland | ||||||
| Parkersburg | Custer | 1901 | 1906 | Barren site | ||
| Parr | Grady | 1883 | ||||
| Pavilion | Murray | |||||
| Perryville | ||||||
| Phroso | Major | 1900 | 1937 | Neglected site | ||
| Picher | Ottawa | 1915 | 2009 | Abandoned | Large zinc mining town. | |
| Pine Valley | LeFlore | 1926 | 1953 | Neglected site | ||
| Piney | Adair | 1824 | Cherokee Nation capital from 1824-1828. | |||
| Prot | Washita | 1901 | ||||
| Provine | ||||||
| Quay | Lawson | Pawnee, Payne | 1894 | |||
| Pyramid Corners | ||||||
| Quinlan | ||||||
| Radium Town | ||||||
| Redden | Atoka | |||||
| Redland | ||||||
| Reed | Greer County, Oklahoma | 1892 | Semi-abandoned site | |||
| Reeding | ||||||
| Reno City | ||||||
| Richards Spur | Comanche | Semi-abandoned site | ||||
| Roxana | Logan | |||||
| Rodney | Pushmataha | |||||
| Roy Rogers | ||||||
| Sacred Heart | Pottawatomie | |||||
| San Bernardo | Petersburg | Jefferson | ||||
| Sante Fe | ||||||
| Sardis | Pushmataha | |||||
| Scipio | Pittsburg | |||||
| Shamrock | ||||||
| Silver City | Creek | |||||
| Smackover | Kay | Barren site | ||||
| Stecker | Caddo | |||||
| Sumpter | Kay | |||||
| Stuart | Hughes | |||||
| Texanna | McIntosh | 1839 | ||||
| Texola | Texokla, Texoma | Beckham | On old Route 66. | |||
| Three Sands | Kay, Noble | |||||
| Trousdale | Pottawatomie | |||||
| Tuskegee | Creek | |||||
| Uncas | Kay | |||||
| Violet Springs | ||||||
| Washunga | Kay | |||||
| Warwick | ||||||
| Webb | Dewey | Semi-abandoned site | ||||
| Wellston Colony | All black town. | |||||
| White Bead | Garvin | |||||
| Whizbang | Osage | |||||
| Wildman | Kiowa | |||||
| Wirt | Ragtown | Carter | 1913 | present | Incorporated into Healdton. | |
| Witcher | Oklahoma | |||||
| Wolf | Seminole | Semi-abandoned site | ||||
| Womack | McClain | 1899 | 1909 | Barren site | ||
| Woodford | Bywater | Carter | ||||
| Wybark | All black town. | |||||
| Yewed | Alfalfa | |||||
| Yonkers | Wagoner | |||||
| Zena | Delaware | |||||
| Zincville | Ottawa |
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