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Box

Ghost town · Cleveland County, Oklahoma

Rosedale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000)
Rosedale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Box is a ghost town in Cleveland County, Oklahoma. It is one of 2 former communities in Cleveland County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 44 Oklahoma counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Box 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 34.9715° N, 97.1500° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,055 ft
Nearest living townRosedale, OK
Distance to it4.1 miles
Coordinates34.97146, -97.15002

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What's there now

Box is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rosedale, OK (population 29), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,055 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 Box?

Box is in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, at 34.9715, -97.1500.

How many ghost towns are in Cleveland County?

Cleveland County, Oklahoma has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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