Author: Jason Smith - Page 216 - United States Ghost Towns

Douthat, Oklahoma Ghost Town

In Oklahoma’s mining heartland, Douthat’s toxic ruins tell a haunting tale of 3,000 souls who vanished into history.

Nearly forgotten, this historic Black settlement in Oklahoma holds century-old secrets of resilience and railroad dreams.

Captivating natural springs once drew settlers to this Oklahoma ghost town, but a devastating county seat loss sealed its fate.

Doaksville’s eerie ruins whisper tales of a lost Choctaw capital where frontier dreams and Civil War secrets lie buried beneath Oklahoma soil.

Hidden in Carter County, Oklahoma’s rolling hills, Dillard’s haunting ruins tell tales of a once-prosperous town consumed by economic collapse.

This ambitious Oklahoma ghost town’s founders dreamed of diamond riches, but harsh frontier realities shattered their crystalline hopes.

Denoya’s journey from a 10,000-person oil boomtown to an abandoned ghost town reveals a fascinating tale of prosperity and downfall.

Once a booming coal town of 6,000 residents, Dawson’s haunting remains now lie beneath modern-day Tulsa’s streets.

Situated along an abandoned railway spur in Oklahoma, Crum Creek’s mysterious remnants hint at a forgotten timber town’s untold stories.

Pioneering railroad boomtown Cross, Oklahoma vanished into history after the 1893 Cherokee Strip land run changed everything.