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Tahlonteeskee

Ghost town · Sequoyah County, Oklahoma

Webbers Falls quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500)
Webbers Falls quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tahlonteeskee is a ghost town in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, recorded as first capital city of the early western Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma, United States. It is one of 2 former communities in Sequoyah County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 44 Oklahoma counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tahlonteeskee 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 35.5130° N, 95.0820° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townGore, OK
Distance to it2.7 miles
Coordinates35.51300, -95.08200

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What's there now

Tahlonteeskee is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gore, OK (population 1,187), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Tahlonteeskee?

Tahlonteeskee is in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, at 35.5130, -95.0820.

How many ghost towns are in Sequoyah County?

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

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.