# List of ghost towns in Oklahoma

This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in Oklahoma, United States of America, including abandoned sites.

## Classification

Ghost towns can include sites in various states of disrepair and abandonment. Some sites no longer have any trace of civilization and have reverted to pasture land or empty fields. Other sites are unpopulated but still have standing buildings. Some sites may even have a small population, but there are far fewer citizens than in its grander historic past.

### Barren site

* Sites no longer in existence
* Sites that have been destroyed
* Covered with water
* Reverted to pasture
* May have a few difficult to find foundations/footings at most

### Neglected site

* Only rubble left
* Roofless building ruins
* Buildings or houses still standing, but majority are roofless

### Abandoned site

* Building or houses still standing
* Buildings and houses all abandoned
* No population, except caretaker
* Site no longer in existence except for one or two buildings, for example old church, grocery store
Many of these communities played important roles in the history, settlement, and growth of the state. Platted town sites organized by railroads, speculators, or the government during the opening of Oklahoma, many times, failed to prosper after initial settlement. Other communities grew up around rural schools, post offices, or general stores, and faded away when the attracting facilities closed. Several important Indian settlements developed around frontier forts, trading posts, Indian agencies, or where natural resources attracted permanent dwellings and dissolved when the Indian lands were opened. Oil boom towns also sometimes attracted thousands of people but disappeared when the boom ended. Abandoned sites in Oklahoma are almost always located on private, state, tribal, or federal land, and trespassing laws apply.

### Semi abandoned site

* Building or houses still standing
* Buildings and houses largely abandoned
* few residents
* many abandoned buildings
* Small population

### Historic community

* Building or houses still standing
* Still a busy community
* Smaller than its boom years
* Population has decreased dramatically, to one fifth or less.

## Ghost towns

| Town name | Other name(s) | County | Established | Disestablished | Current status | Remarks |
| Aaron | | Jackson | 1899 | 1905 | | |
| Abbott | | Pushmataha | 1897 | 1899 | | |
| Acme | | Grady | 1911 | 1930 | Neglected site | Grew around the Acme Cement and Plaster Company mill and power plant. |
| Adamson | | Pittsburg | ca 1906 | 1919 | Semi-abandoned | Former coal mining town in eastern Oklahoma |
| Addington | | Jefferson | 1890s | present | Historic community | |
| Agawam | | Grady | 1909 | 1919 | | |
| Alluwe | Lightning Creek | Nowata | 1872 | 1950s | Barren site | Founded by the Delaware Indians. Moved to New Alluwe after the creation of the Oologah Reservoir. |
| Alpha | | Kingfisher | 1893 | 1903 | Abandoned | |
| Alsuma | | Tulsa | 1906 | 1926 | Semi-abandoned | Pre-statehood community, annexed by Tulsa in 1966 |
| America | | McCurtain | 1903 | 1944 | Neglected site | |
| Antioch | | Garvin | 1895 | 1932 | | |
| Anvil | | Lincoln | 1892 | 1904 | Barren Site | East of Payson about 3/10 of a mile down 3480 is where an anvil-shaped rock is found. An earthquake broke rock. |
| Arkansas Colored | | | | | | All black town. |
| Arpelar | | Pittsburg | 1903 | 1934 | Semi Abandoned Site | |
| Arthur | | Stephens | 1890 | 1934 | Barren site | |
| 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 | | Pottawatomie | 1894 | 1906 | Post office and school merged with Asher | |
| Bailey | | Grady | 1892 | 1932 | | |
| Balko | | Beaver | 1904 | | | |
| Baker | | Beaver | | | | |
| Bathsheba | | Garfield | | | | |
| Bearden | | Okfuskee | | | Semi Abandoned | |
| Beer City | White City | was originally Texas, now it’s Beaver | 1888 | 1890 | Barren site | |
| Beland | Chase | Muskogee | | | | All black town |
| Bell | | LeFlore | 1891 | 1897 | Abandoned | |
| Benton | | Beaver | 1880s | 1920 | Barren site | |
| Bernice | Needmore | Delaware | 1880s | 1941 | Barren site | Original site flooded by Grand Lake o' the Cherokees. |
| Bickford | | Blaine | 1904 | 1927 | Barren site | Site occupied by Roman Nose State Park |
| Big Canyon | Arbuckle | Murray | 1904 | 1961 | | |
| Big Cedar | Bigcedar | LeFlore | 1903 | 1943 | | |
| Bismark | Wright, Wright City, Oklahoma | McCurtain | 1909 | 1920 | Historic community | Name changed in 1920 because of anti-German sentiment in WWI. |
| 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. |
| Box | | Cleveland | | | Barren site | Cemetery still exists |
| Bradley | | Grady | | | Abandoned | |
| Braithwaite | | Washita | 1910 | 1923 | | |
| Bridgeport | | Caddo | 1890s | present | Semi-abandoned site | |
| Brinkman | | Greer | 1910 | 1965 | Abandoned site | |
| Bromide | Juanita, Zenobia | Coal, Johnston | 1905 | present | Historic community | |
| Bryan’s Corner | Bryans Corner | Beaver | | | | |
| Burke City | | Okfuskee | | | | |
| Button Springs | | Johnston | | | | |
| Byars | | McClain | 1903 | | Semi-Abandoned | Named after Nathan H. Byars, local rancher |
| Byron | | Alfalfa | 1898 | present | Historic community | Population as of 1910 census: 286. Population as of 2010 census: 35. |
| Canadian Colored | | | | | | All black town. |
| Cardin | | Ottawa | 1913 | 2010 | Abandoned site | Part of Tar Creek Superfund site. 2010 Population (prior to federal buyout): 3. |
| Carpenter | | Roger Mills | | | | |
| Carter Nine | | Osage | 1920 | 1967 | Abandoned site | |
| Catesby | | Ellis | | | | |
| Cayuga | | Delaware | 1884 | 1913 | Semi-abandoned site | |
| Center | | Pontotoc | 1880s | 1900 | Semi-abandoned site | Destroyed by fire. Old site 1/2 mile north of new community of Center, Oklahoma. |
| Centralia | Lucas | Craig | 1898 | ca. 1929 | Semi-abandoned site | |
| Ceres | | Noble | | | | |
| Cestos | | Dewey | 1898 | 1923 | Semi-abandoned site | |
| Chahta Tamaha | Armstrong Academy | Bryan | 1844 | 1883 | Barren site | Former capital of the Choctaw Nation |
| Chant | | Haskell | | 1922 | | Merged into McCurtain, Oklahoma |
| Charleston | | Harper | | | Abandoned | |
| Cheek | | | | | | |
| Cherokee Town | | Garvin | 1874 | 1877 | Barren site | |
| Chism | | McClain | | | | |
| Chisholm Spring | | Pottawatomie | 1847 | 1862 | Abandoned site | |
| Citra | | Hughes | | | | |
| Clarkson | | Payne | | | Abandoned | |
| Clebit | | | | | | A logging camp of the Dierks Lumber Company |
| Clemscott | | Carter | | | | An oil camp in the Healdton Oil Field. |
| Cline | | Beaver | 1894 | 1948 | Barren site | |
| Cloud Chief | Tacola | Washita | 1892 | 1964 | Semi-abandoned site | Former county seat of Washita County. |
| Cogar | | Caddo | | | | |
| 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 | 1930s | Neglected site | |
| Corner | | Pottawatomie | 1903 | 1906 | | |
| Cornish | | Jefferson | | | | |
| Cowboy Flats | Campbell, Pleasant Valley | Logan | | | | |
| Cox City | | Grady | 1927 | 1964 | | |
| Crawford | | Roger Mills | | | | |
| Cromwell | | Seminole | | | | |
| Cross | | Kay | | | | |
| Crum Creek | | Pushmataha | | | | |
| Daisy | | Atoka | | | Abandoned Site | |
| Dawson | | Tulsa | 1949 | | | Annexed by the City of Tulsa. |
| Denoya | Whizbang | Osage | 1921 | 1942 | Abandoned site | |
| Denver | | Cleveland | | | | |
| Devol | | Cotton | | | | |
| Dillard | | Carter | | | | |
| Diamond | | Haskell | | | Barren site | |
| Doaksville | | Choctaw | 1847 | 1903 | Barren site | Choctaw capital from 1850-1863. |
| Doby Springs | Bellaire | Harper | 1907 | 1922 | Abandoned | |
| Douglas City | | Oklahoma | 1894 | | | Black community |
| Douthat | Century | Ottawa | | | Neglected site | |
| Downs | | Kingfisher | 1889 | 1900 | Barren | town moved south, now known as Cashion |
| Driftwood | | Alfalfa | 1898 | present | Historic community | Unincorporated as of 1980 census. Abandoned businesses cleaned up. Church, cemetery, and a few homes remain. |
| Durwood | | Carter | | | | No remnants of town. Now a community of homes, also Indian Territory |
| Eagle | Eagle Town, Eagletown | McCurtain | | | | |
| Eagle City | Dillon | Blaine | 1902 | 1971 | | |
| Earlsboro | | Pottawatomie | | | | |
| Eddy | | Kay | | | | |
| Elmwood | | Beaver | 1888 | | | |
| Emet | | Johnston | | | | |
| Empire | | Stephens | | | | |
| Eram | | Okmulgee | | | | |
| Erin Springs | | Garvin | | | | |
| Eschiti | Eschite | Tillman | | | | |
| Eubanks | | Pushmataha | 1907 | 1924 | | |
| Eva | | Texas | | | Abandoned Site | |
| Fallis | Mission | Lincoln | 1892 | | Abandoned site | |
| Fame | | McIntosh | | | | |
| Fennell | | Choctaw | | | | |
| Ferguson | | | | | | All black town. |
| Fisher | Fisher's Bottom, Fisherman's Bottom | Tulsa | | | | |
| Fleetwood | | Jefferson | | | | |
| Floris | | Beaver | | | | |
| Fonda | | Dewey | | | Abandoned Site | Little Robe Township in 1920 census |
| Foraker | | Osage | 1903 | | | |
| Foss | | Washita | 1900 | | Semi-abandoned | |
| Fowlerville | | McCurtain | | | | |
| Francis | Newton | Pontotoc | | | Historic community | |
| Franklin | | Cleveland | | | | |
| Frazer | | Jackson | | | | Relocated to higher ground and renamed Altus |
| Frisco | Veteran City | Canadian | | | | |
| Gaar Corner | | Pontotoc | | | | |
| Garnetville | | Oklahoma | 1892 | | | |
| Gas City | | Stephens | | | | |
| Gate | | Beaver | | | Historic community | |
| Gee | | Pushmataha | 1909 | 1911 | Abandoned site | |
| Gene Autry | Lou, Dresden, Berywn | Carter | 1883 | present | | |
| Gibson Station | | Wagoner | | | | All black town. |
| Glenwood | | Oklahoma | | | | |
| Gotebo | | Kiowa | | | Semi-abandoned site | |
| Grand | | Ellis | 1892 | 1943 | Abandoned site | Second county seat of Day County, first seat of Ellis County. |
| Gray Horse | | Osage | | | | |
| Gumbo Pit | | Oklahoma | | | | |
| Hale | | Tulsa | | | Abandoned | |
| Hanson | | LeFlore | | | | Flooded by Arkansas River. |
| Harrison | | Sequoyah | 1908 | 1912 | Abandoned | |
| Helsel | | Cleveland | | | | |
| Hext | | Beckham | 1901 | 1902 | | Along historic Route 66. |
| Higbee | | Cleveland | | | | |
| Hochatown | | McCurtain | | | | |
| Hockerville | | Ottawa | 1916 | | Neglected site | |
| Holder | | | | | | |
| Hollister | | Tillman | | | | |
| Hope | | Stephens | | | | |
| Hough | | Texas | | | | |
| Hoxbar | | Carter | | | | |
| Humphreys | | Jackson | | | Semi-abandoned site | |
| Huntville | | Kingfisher | | | Barren site | |
| Indianapolis | | Grady | | | Abandoned site | |
| Independence | | Custer | 1892 | 1922 | barren site | Town missed the railroad and moved to Custer City |
| Ingalls | Signet | Payne | 1889 | 1907 | | |
| Ingersoll | | Alfalfa | 1901 | 1942 | Abandoned site | Post office closed December 31, 1942. |
| Ioland | | Ellis | 1894 | 1908 | Abandoned site | First seat of Day County, Oklahoma (now defunct), Only cemetery remains visible. |
| Iron Post | | Creek | | | | |
| Jefferson | | Grant | | 1887 | | |
| Jennings | | Pawnee | | | | |
| Jester | | Greer | | | | |
| Johns | | Pushmataha | | | | |
| Jumbo | | Pushmataha | 1906 | | | Named for Jumbo Asphalt Company. |
| Kaw City | | Kay | | | | |
| Kell City | | | | | | |
| Kenton | Carrizo, Florence | Cimarron | 1893 | | Semi-Abandoned Site | |
| Keokuk Falls | | Pottawatomie | 1892 | 1918 | | |
| Keystone | Appalachia | Pawnee | | ca 1958 | Abandoned Site | Flooded by Keystone Lake; construction begun in 1958. |
| Kiamichi | | Pushmataha | | | | |
| Kibby | | Harper | | | | |
| Knowles | Sands City | Beaver | | | | |
| Kosoma | | Pushmataha | 1888 | 1954 | | |
| Kusa | | Okmulgee | 1916 | 1936 | | |
| Lacey | | Kingfisher | 1890 | 1909 | | |
| Lake Creek | Greer | | | | | |
| La Kemp | Lakemp | Beaver | 1909 | 1919 | | |
| Lawrie | | Logan | | | | |
| Lehigh | | Coal | 1882 | still present | Semi-abandoned site | Former county seat of Coal County. |
| Lenna | | | | | | |
| Lenora | Lanora | Dewey | | | Semi-abandoned | |
| Letitia | | Comanche | | | | |
| Liberty | | Noble | 1893 | | Abandoned | All black town. |
| Little Axe | | Cleveland | | | | |
| Little Chief | | Osage | | | | |
| Lima | | Seminole | | | Semi Abandoned Site | |
| Lodi | | Latimer | | | | |
| Logan | | Beaver | | | | |
| Lone Pine | | Osage | | | | |
| Lone Star | Lonestar | Custer | 1895 | 1904 | | |
| Loveland | Harriston | Tillman | 1908 | | Semi-abandoned site | |
| Lovell | Perth | Logan | 1889 | 1957 | | |
| Lugert | | Jackson | 1902 | 1950 | | Cleared for Lake Altus-Lugart Reservoir |
| Lyceum | | Pushmataha | | | | |
| Lyman | | Osage | | | | |
| Manning | | Pittsburg | | | | |
| Magee | | Garvin | | | | |
| Maguire | | Cleveland | | | | |
| Manard | Bayou Menard | Cherokee | 1828 | | Semi-abandoned | School closed in 1966, absorbed into Fort Gibson schools |
| Marina | | Payne | | | | |
| Marshall Town | Marshalltown | | | | | 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 | 1824 | 1838 | Abandoned | Originally in Miller County, Arkansas before boundary was redrawn. |
| Milton | Needmore | LeFlore | 1870 | 1950s | Neglected site | Site of the Milton Colony. |
| Mineral | Mineral City | Cimarron | 1886 | 1911 | | |
| Mocane | | Beaver | | | | |
| Moral | | Pottawatomie | 1891 | | | |
| Mouser | | Texas | 1928 | | | |
| Navajoe | | Jackson | 1887 | | | |
| New Spring Place | | | | | | |
| Newby | | Creek | | | | |
| New Tulsa | Oak Grove | Wagoner | 1968 | 2001 | Historic community | Absorbed by Broken Arrow |
| Nicksville | | Sequoyah | 1828 | 1829 | | Former county seat of Lovely County, Arkansas. Site of Dwight Mission. |
| Nicut | | Sequoyah | | | | |
| Nolia | | Pushmataha | 1912 | 1920 | | |
| Non | Cannon | Hughes | 1901 | 1954 | Abandoned site | |
| North Fork | North Fork Town, Micco | | 1836 | ca 1886 | | Established by Mvskoke Creeks in 1836 part of the Eufaula District of the Creek Nation. |
| Numa | | Grant | 1898 | 1943 | Abandoned site | |
| Oakdale | | | | | | |
| Oak Wall | | | | | | |
| Oil City | Wheeler | Carter | 1886 | 1930 | | A Healdton Oil Field camp. |
| Old Agency Village | The Red Store | Comanche | | | | |
| Old Bliss | Bliss | Noble County | | | | |
| Old Kaw City | | | | | | |
| Olney | Parmicho | Coal | | | | |
| Omega | | Kingfisher | | | | |
| Orr | | Love | 1892 | 1957 | Neglected site | |
| Owen | | Washington | | | | |
| Park Hill | | Cherokee | | | | |
| Parkland | | Lincoln | 1894 | | Historic community | |
| Parkersburg | | Custer | 1901 | 1906 | Barren site | 100 buildings moved into Clinton |
| Parr | | Grady | 1883 | | | |
| Paucaunla | | Bryan | | | | |
| Pavilion | | Murray | | | | |
| Pawpaw | Paw Paw | Sequoyah | 1882 | 1915 | Abandoned | |
| Payson | | Lincoln | | | | |
| Perryville | | Pittsburg | ca 1849 | 1943 | Abandoned | Burned after a Civil War engagement in 1863; never regained its former population or importance. |
| Phroso | | Major | 1900 | 1937 | Neglected site | |
| Picher | | Ottawa | 1915 | 2009 | Abandoned | Large zinc mining town. |
| Pine Valley | | LeFlore | 1926 | 1953 | Neglected site | |
| Piney | Piney CDP | Adair | 1824 | 1940 | Historic community | Cherokee Nation (1794–1907) "Head Town" (re: 'informal capital') from 1824-1828. |
| Pleasant Valley | Campbell | Logan | | | | |
| Port | | Washita | 1901 | | | |
| Provine | | | | | | |
| Pumpkin Center | | Oklmulgee | | | | |
| Pyramid Corners | | | | | | |
| Quay | Lawson | Pawnee and Payne | 1894 | 2000 | Semi-abandoned site | |
| Quinlan | | Woodward | | | | |
| Radium Town | | Rogers | | | Historic community | Absorbed by Claremore |
| Redden | | Atoka | 1903 | 1954 | Barren site | |
| Reed | | Greer | 1892 | | Semi-abandoned site | |
| Reeding | | | | | | |
| Reno City | | Canadian | 1889 | 1899 | Barren site | Started in hopes railroad would arrive. When railroad went to El Reno instead, town was abandoned. |
| Richards Spur | | Comanche | | | Semi-abandoned site | |
| Ringo | | Washington | | | Abandoned | Post office December 12, 1889 - January 15, 1900. Ringo Hotel still remains. |
| Rodney | | Pushmataha | 1890 | 1899 | | |
| Ron | | Harmon | | | | |
| Roxana | | Logan | 1927 | | | |
| Roy Rogers | | | | | | |
| Sacred Heart | | Pottawatomie | 1879 | 1954 | | |
| San Bernardo | Petersburg | Jefferson | | | | |
| Santa Fe | | | | | | |
| Sardis | | Pushmataha | 1905 | ca 1980 | Abandoned site | Flooded by construction of Lake Sardis |
| Scipio | | Pittsburg | | | | |
| Scratchout | | Sequoyah | | | | |
| Shamrock | | Creek | 1910 | 2010 | | There is still a historical museum |
| Short | | Sequoyah | | | | |
| Silver City | | Creek | | | | |
| Skedee | Lemert | Pawnee | 1902 | | | Population of 51 in 2010. |
| Smackover | | Kay | | | Barren site | |
| Stecker | | Caddo | | | | |
| Stella | | Cleveland | | | | |
| Sumpter | | Kay | | | | |
| Stuart | | Hughes | | | | |
| Tangier | | Woodward | | | | |
| Tahlonteeskee | | Sequoyah | 1828 | | Barren site | |
| Texanna | | McIntosh | 1839 | | | |
| Texola | Texokla, Texoma, Beerola. | Beckham | | | | On old Route 66. |
| Three Sands | | Kay, Noble | | | | |
| Trousdale | | Pottawatomie | | | | |
| Tuskegee | | Creek | | | | |
| Tussy | | Carter and Garvin | | | | |
| Ulan | | Pittsburg | 1870s - 1900s | | | |
| Uncas | | Kay | | | | |
| Violet Springs | | Pottawatomie | | | | |
| Washunga | | Kay | | | | |
| Warwick | | Lincoln | | | | |
| Webb | | Dewey | | | Semi-abandoned site | |
| Wellston Colony | | Lincoln | | | | All black town. |
| Wheeless | | Cimarron | | | | |
| White Bead | White Bead Hill | Garvin | | | | |
| Whizbang | Denoya | Osage | 1921 | 1942 | Abandoned site | |
| 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 | | | | |
| Woodville | Old Woodville | Marshall | | 1944 | Barren site | Covered by Lake Texoma| |
| Wybark | | Muskogee | | | | All black town. |
| Yeager | | Hughes | | | | |
| Yeldell | | Jackson | | | | |
| Yewed | | Alfalfa | 1902 | 1952 | Neglected site | Post office closed in 1952. Town had a population of 2 in 1977. |
| Yonkers | | Wagoner | 1913 | 1935 | Abandoned site | Submerged by Fort Gibson Dam and Reservoir. |
| Zena | | Delaware | | 1956 | Semi-abandoned site | Zena had a population of 123 in 2010. |
| Zincville | St. Louis | Ottawa | 1917 | 1954 | Abandoned site | Former mining town between Picher and Hockerville. |
| Zoraya | | Pushmataha | 1905 | 1919 | Barren site | Former Choctaw town; post office closed October 31, 1919. Only remnant is Zoraya cemetery. |