Sardis Ghost Town

Pushmataha County, Oklahoma34.6658, -95.4097

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
15 miHartshorne, OK
Mild months
Feb–Nov8 of 12
Next ghost town
13 miKiamichi
Illustration of a plains landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Sardis. No free-licensed photo yet.

Sardis is a ghost town in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma.

On the map

20 mi40 miMcAlesterWilburtonAntlersSardis
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Sardis. 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 Hartshorne, OK, about 15 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Fort Smith, AR, 75 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Kiamichi13 mi east
  2. Adamson19 mi northwest
  3. Eubanks20 mi southwest
  4. Nolia20 mi southeast
  5. Cohn21 mi east
  6. Jumbo24 mi southwest
  7. Kosoma25 mi southwest
  8. Pittsburg25 mi west

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°5228Jan5732Feb6539Mar7348Apr7958May8766Jun9370Jul9368Aug8661Sep7549Oct6339Nov5431DecJan: 3.1 inFeb: 3.0 inMar: 4.4 inApr: 5.8 inMay: 6.3 inJun: 4.5 inJul: 4.1 inAug: 2.5 inSep: 4.4 inOct: 5.0 inNov: 4.6 inDec: 4.1 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 Tuskahoma. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal in January.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Tuskahoma station (USC00349023), 8.2 miles away. About 51.8 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationPushmataha County, Oklahoma
Coordinates34.66580, -95.40970
Also known asSardis, Oklahoma, Sardis, OK
SourcesWikidata Q7423817 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Sardis ghost town?

In Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, at 34.6658, -95.4097. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Hartshorne, OK, about 15 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Fort Smith, AR, 75 miles away.

Can you visit Sardis?

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 Sardis?

Mild months here run February to June, September to November, judging by NOAA normals from Tuskahoma. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal in January.

Are there other ghost towns near Sardis?

Yes. Kiamichi (13 mi), Adamson (19 mi), Eubanks (20 mi), Nolia (20 mi).

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