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Beland

Ghost town · Muskogee County, Oklahoma

Beland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Beland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Beland is a ghost town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma. It is one of 3 former communities in Muskogee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 44 Oklahoma counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Beland as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 35.6918° N, 95.5358° W.

Key facts

Elevation583 ft
Nearest living townTaft, OK
Distance to it4.8 miles
Coordinates35.69177, -95.53581

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What's there now

Beland is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Taft, OK (population 79), about 4.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 583 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Beland?

Beland is in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, at 35.6918, -95.5358.

How many ghost towns are in Muskogee County?

Muskogee County, Oklahoma has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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