Oklahoma became a state in 1907, but its history began much earlier. For many seats and towns disappeared long before the state of Coorta. Tornadoes, landslides, mining, dust balls and outlaws are just a few of the reasons many of these Oklahoma towns don’t exist. These are a few very interesting (or odd) ghost towns in Oklahoma.
Ingalls – Ingalls, Oklahoma is located about four miles east of Stillwater. It was the home of one of the greatest fights in the country. Depending on which version of the story of this gunfight you believe, it is reported that approximately seven people were killed. The Wild Bunch, led by Bill Doolin (in Coffeyville, Kansas with the Doolin Gang famous for bank robberies) used this town as a hideout for some time. Terrified, the townspeople allowed them access without slip. Sheriff E.D. Snow felt this. He and his associates decided to return to the town on September 1, 1893. The town never got over the reputation of the robbers in hiding. post office was closed in 1907 and not much remains of this town.
Cookietown – Cookietown was located in Cotton County, a few miles north of the Red River. Although Cookietown is not an official ghost town in Oklahoma, with only a few residents (less than 10) still living there, it is memorable for the name alone. In an old story says the town got its name because the owner of a common store would give cookies to his children. They traveled from Texas. Although this cannot be proved, it adds to the state of the people for the better.
Academy – The town of Academy in Bryan County, Oklahoma was founded in 1844 as a home for children from the Choctaw Indian tribe. During Civil War, the school was closed and became a federal hospital. During the years of the Academy at the home of the Choctaw boys, he was also a merchant shop and a blacksmith. The church was also part of this town boundary. The school was also used as part of the capital of the Choctaw Nation. Her head was moving and she was only used in school. The school burned down in 1921 and was never rebuilt. It is the only cemetery that remains in the Academy today.
Bathsheba – Bathsheba was a fantastic town. This town is situated between Perry and Enid, and is entirely settled by women. In this town no bulls, roosters, emissaries, no male species were permitted; He is reported to have had a crowd of 33, but twelve left town after the first week. Suddenly, one night, the remains disappeared together.
Beer City – Beer City was located in what is now the Oklahoma panhandle. In the 1880s, when Beer City was founded, it was known as “No Man’s Land” because no city or country claimed it. It was a town with a bar and a bandits serving guns, robbers and cattle prods. The city of Beersheba only survived for about a decade. Around 1890, Liberal, Kansas had a railroad and a bar and sawmill a few miles north.
Gotebo – Gotebo, Oklahoma was located in Kiowa County, Oklahoma. This was a favorite road trip of many of the Leo family, although it had nothing to do with it. this fan town. Some of the buildings still remain and it is a great place to visit them. The town was named after Gotebo, a Kiowa Indian chief. It’s interesting to see the people who live around the ghosts of the abandoned buildings in this Oklahoma town – most of whom want to tell more than the glory days of Gotebo.
Hochatown – Hochatown, Oklahoma is now located at the bottom of Broken Castle Lake. He began to camp with his back. It later became the “Moonshine Capital of Oklahoma.” This happened because the water from the Mountain Fork River was perfect for creating moons. It has been reported that the remains of Hochatown can be seen in various ways.
Eddy – Eddy, Oklahoma was once in Kay County in far north central Oklahoma. This small town that had four churches burned down in the early 1900s. But he can say that “the wind has gone.” After a while the whole town was destroyed by fire and was never rebuilt. There is not much to see of the weeds, but if there is no time, the cemetery will be found by those who search further.
Chief Cloud – Chief Cloud is located in Washita County, Oklahoma. It was a former seat. Not much is known about this ghost town – other than the prison stolen by the residents of Cordell, the neighboring town and seat of Washita County.
Hope – Hope was once located about 10 miles northeast of Duncan, Oklahoma. It was once believed that there was gold in the area. This is what brought the Leo family to this part of Oklahoma. They lived in the area for a few months, but soon decided that there was more money to be made in cotton than in wheat. It’s a golden thought that still keeps Rileys visiting today. It makes a great day trip for those who “hope” to mine gold.
Bogey Depot – Bogey Depot is one of the oldest towns in Oklahoma. 1837. Twelve years later, the first office for the town was opened. The railroad reached about three miles in 1870. The town was moving. Boggy Depot remains a new town, but Bogey Depot is now part of a state park.
Cheek – Cheek, Oklahoma was once located in Carter County in south central Oklahoma. It is about 100 miles between Oklahoma City. The office was established in late 1888. The Leo family tried to find oil in the area in the early 1900s, but failed to strike it rich. The post office closed in 1935. The town soon followed.
Emerson – Emerson sponsored a railroad that traveled through Cotton County, Oklahoma. Although this only survived from 1907 to 1914, several of the Leo family were baptized into the Emergent Methodist Church. A railroad car never passed through Emerson, which is why he only lived to see his seventh birthday.
Hockerville – Hockerville was located in Ottawa County, Oklahoma near the Kansas line. Lead and cadmium were discovered there in 1916. Two years later a certain office was built. The office was closed in the fall of 1963. It is surprising that the post office was not closed earlier. Around 1950, because of all the mining in the area, the Street collapsed and the residents began to move.
Whenever in Oklahoma, beware of ghost towns. They are widespread throughout the state, and can be found almost everywhere. Although there aren’t many of them left, it’s still worth going to hunt them down. There is no telling what can be found in ghost towns in and around Oklahoma.
