Oklahoma Ghost Towns

Oklahoma has one of the most dramatic ghost town histories in America. The land runs of 1889 and the years that followed created entire cities almost overnight, and the Dust Bowl of the 1930s and the collapse of the oil economy emptied many of them just as fast. Oklahoma ghost towns include former Indian Territory settlements, oil boom communities, and agricultural towns swallowed by the grasslands, making the state one of the richest ghost town destinations in the country.

Ghost Towns of Oklahoma on Amazon

Looking to explore Oklahoma’s ghost towns in more depth? The Ghost Towns of Oklahoma series by Jason Smith spans 4 volumes covering hundreds of the state’s abandoned communities.

Browse the Oklahoma Series on Amazon

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