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Osceola

Ghost town · Custer County, Oklahoma

Aledo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:62,500)
Aledo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Osceola is a ghost town in Custer County, Oklahoma. It is one of 3 former communities in Custer County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 44 Oklahoma counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Osceola as a historical populated place on the Rhea 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 35.7506° N, 99.1773° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRhea
Elevation1,744 ft
Nearest living townButler, OK
Distance to it7.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1101787
Coordinates35.75060, -99.17732

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What's there now

Osceola is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Butler, OK (population 236), about 7.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,744 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 Osceola?

Osceola is in Custer County, Oklahoma, at 35.7506, -99.1773.

How many ghost towns are in Custer County?

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

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