Author: Jason Smith - Page 211 - United States Ghost Towns

Kell City, Oklahoma Ghost Town

Lead and zinc transformed Kell City into a booming Oklahoma town, but toxic remnants are all that’s left today.

Built around mining and timber in 1906, Jumbo’s haunting ruins reveal what drove settlers to – and from – this Oklahoma ghost town.

Uncovering the ruins of Johns, Oklahoma reveals a fascinating tale of prairie dreams shattered by bootleggers and Depression-era hardships.

Hidden in Greer County, Jester’s abandoned buildings whisper tales of a once-thriving cattle town bypassed by progress.

Discover how Jennings transformed from a thriving oil boomtown of 2,000 residents into an abandoned ghost town in Oklahoma.

In 1888, a bustling railroad town emerged in Oklahoma, only to vanish mysteriously after a catastrophic flood changed everything.

Abandoned in 2009, Iron Post’s toxic ruins and tornado-scarred landscape tell a haunting tale of Oklahoma’s once-booming mining frontier.

In frontier Oklahoma, Ioland rose as a county seat only to vanish after a devastating courthouse fire changed everything.

Frontier dreams and oil riches once defined Ingersoll, Oklahoma, before this bustling railroad town mysteriously faded into obscurity.

Known for harboring outlaws and a deadly 1893 shootout, Ingalls’ haunting ruins tell tales of Oklahoma’s untamed frontier days.