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Whizbang

Ghost town · Osage County, Oklahoma

Foraker quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500)
Foraker quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Whizbang is a ghost town in Osage County, Oklahoma, recorded as petroleum boom town in Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. It is the only former community in Osage County recorded on the federal names register, out of 101 across Oklahoma.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Whizbang 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 36.7676° N, 96.7076° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,116 ft
Nearest living townShidler, OK
Distance to it2.8 miles
Coordinates36.76760, -96.70760

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What's there now

Whizbang is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Shidler, OK (population 373), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,116 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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