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Ghost town · Kay County, Oklahoma

Ponca City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Ponca City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cross is a ghost town in Kay County, Oklahoma. It is one of 5 former communities in Kay County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 44 Oklahoma counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cross 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 36.7084° N, 97.0892° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,016 ft
Nearest living townPonca City, OK
Distance to it1.4 miles
Coordinates36.70836, -97.08919

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What's there now

Cross is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ponca City, OK (population 24,377), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,016 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 Cross?

Cross is in Kay County, Oklahoma, at 36.7084, -97.0892.

How many ghost towns are in Kay County?

Kay County, Oklahoma has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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