Forgotten Oil Town Ruins

The oil booms of the early 20th century created instant towns across Texas, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and California – and the busts that followed left many of them abandoned almost as quickly as they rose. Forgotten oil town ruins are scattered across America’s petroleum producing regions, their rusting derricks and collapsing wooden structures telling the story of the wildcatter economy that transformed the nation.

Explore Oil Boom Ghost Towns

Jason Smith’s Texas and Oklahoma ghost town volumes cover many of the most significant oil era abandoned communities.

Ghost Towns of Texas on Amazon

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