Hockerville Ghost Town

Ottawa County, Oklahoma36.9939, -94.7811

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
3.1 miBaxter Springs, KS
Mild months
Mar–Nov7 of 12
Next ghost town
1.5 miZincville
Illustration of a plains landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Hockerville. No free-licensed photo yet.

Hockerville is an abandoned town in Ottawa County, Oklahoma.

On the map

20 mi40 miJoplinWebb CityMiamiCarl JunctionGalenaHockerville
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Hockerville. 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 Baxter Springs, KS, about 3.1 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Joplin, MO, 16 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Zincville1.5 mi west
  2. Picher2.9 mi west
  3. Treece3.5 mi west
  4. Douthat3.9 mi southwest
  5. Cardin4.1 mi west
  6. Afton23 mi southwest
  7. Enterprise24 mi southeast
  8. Georgia City24 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°4724Jan5229Feb6237Mar7146Apr7855May8766Jun9170Jul9268Aug8359Sep7147Oct6037Nov5028Dec
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run March to June, September to November, judging by NOAA normals from Miami. June to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Miami station (USC00345855), 9.5 miles away.

Facts

LocationOttawa County, Oklahoma
Coordinates36.99389, -94.78111
SourcesWikidata Q106103319 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Hockerville ghost town?

In Ottawa County, Oklahoma, at 36.9939, -94.7811. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Baxter Springs, KS, about 3.1 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Joplin, MO, 16 miles away.

Can you visit Hockerville?

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 Hockerville?

Mild months here run March to June, September to November, judging by NOAA normals from Miami. June to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Hockerville?

Yes. Zincville (1.5 mi), Picher (2.9 mi), Treece (3.5 mi), Douthat (3.9 mi).

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