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Clarkson

Ghost town · Payne County, Oklahoma

Mulhall quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1893, 1:62,500)
Mulhall quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1893, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Clarkson is a ghost town in Payne County, Oklahoma. It is one of 2 former communities in Payne County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 44 Oklahoma counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Clarkson 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 36.0067° N, 97.2644° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,050 ft
Nearest living townCoyle, OK
Distance to it4.1 miles
Coordinates36.00670, -97.26440

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What's there now

Clarkson is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Coyle, OK (population 608), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,050 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 Clarkson?

Clarkson is in Payne County, Oklahoma, at 36.0067, -97.2644.

How many ghost towns are in Payne County?

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

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