Box Ghost Town

Cleveland County, Oklahoma34.9715, -97.1500

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
11 miLexington, OK
Mild months
Feb–Nov8 of 12
Next ghost town
7.7 miTrousdale
Illustration of a plains landscape
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Box, in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miNormanNoblePurcellPauls ValleySlaughtervilleGoldsbyPinkBox
  • State
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Box. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Lexington, OK, about 11 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Norman, OK, 22 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Trousdale7.7 mi northeast
  2. Moral9.5 mi northeast
  3. Avoca13 mi east
  4. Sacred Heart19 mi east
  5. Antioch22 mi southwest
  6. Dewright25 mi east
  7. Bailey41 mi southwest
  8. Keokuk Falls42 mi northeast

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°5130Jan5534Feb6343Mar7250Apr7960May8768Jun9272Jul9371Aug8463Sep7452Oct6341Nov5233DecJan: 1.9 inFeb: 2.1 inMar: 3.3 inApr: 4.0 inMay: 5.4 inJun: 4.7 inJul: 3.8 inAug: 3.2 inSep: 4.3 inOct: 3.8 inNov: 2.4 inDec: 2.3 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run February to June, September to November, judging by NOAA normals from Byars 3Ese Mesonet. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Byars 3Ese Mesonet station (USC00341283), 12 miles away. About 41.2 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationCleveland County, Oklahoma
Coordinates34.97146, -97.15002
SourcesWikidata Q121113972 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Box ghost town?

In Cleveland County, Oklahoma, at 34.9715, -97.1500. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Lexington, OK, about 11 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Norman, OK, 22 miles away.

Can you visit Box?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit Box?

Mild months here run February to June, September to November, judging by NOAA normals from Byars 3Ese Mesonet. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Box?

Yes. Trousdale (7.7 mi), Moral (9.5 mi), Avoca (13 mi), Sacred Heart (19 mi).

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