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Lukfata

Ghost town · McCurtain County, Oklahoma

Shults quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000)
Shults quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lukfata is a ghost town in McCurtain County, Oklahoma. It is one of 5 former communities in McCurtain County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 44 Oklahoma counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lukfata as a historical populated place on the Shults topographic quadrangle: 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 33.9809° N, 94.6671° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleShults
Elevation393 ft
Nearest living townBroken Bow, OK
Distance to it5.4 miles
GNIS feature ID2460971
Coordinates33.98087, -94.66714

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What's there now

Lukfata is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Broken Bow, OK (population 4,215), about 5.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 393 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 Lukfata?

Lukfata is in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, at 33.9809, -94.6671.

How many ghost towns are in McCurtain County?

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

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