Slim Ghost Town

McCurtain County, Oklahoma34.0842, -95.1044

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
20 miIdabel, OK
Mild months
Feb–Dec8 of 12
Next ghost town
3.8 miDoaksville
Illustration of a plains landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Slim. No free-licensed photo yet.

Slim is a ghost town in McCurtain County, Oklahoma.

On the map

20 mi40 miParisIdabelDe QueenHugoClarksvilleSlim
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Slim. 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 Idabel, OK, about 20 miles southeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Sherman, TX, 93 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Doaksville3.8 mi southeast
  2. Spencerville15 mi west
  3. Nolia27 mi north
  4. Eagletown31 mi east
  5. Rodney33 mi northwest
  6. Kosoma34 mi northwest
  7. Eubanks36 mi northwest
  8. America37 mi southeast

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°5429Jan5934Feb6741Mar7548Apr8259May8966Jun9470Jul9469Aug8761Sep7749Oct6539Nov5732DecJan: 3.8 inFeb: 4.1 inMar: 5.0 inApr: 5.4 inMay: 6.3 inJun: 4.1 inJul: 3.6 inAug: 3.0 inSep: 4.3 inOct: 5.2 inNov: 4.7 inDec: 5.0 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 May, September to December, judging by NOAA normals from Idabel. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Idabel station (USC00344451), 19 miles away. About 54.5 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationMcCurtain County, Oklahoma
Coordinates34.08420, -95.10440
Also known asSlim, Oklahoma
SourcesWikidata Q7540547 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Slim ghost town?

In McCurtain County, Oklahoma, at 34.0842, -95.1044. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Idabel, OK, about 20 miles southeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Sherman, TX, 93 miles away.

Can you visit Slim?

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 Slim?

Mild months here run February to May, September to December, judging by NOAA normals from Idabel. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Slim?

Yes. Doaksville (3.8 mi), Spencerville (15 mi), Nolia (27 mi), Eagletown (31 mi).

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