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Avoca

Ghost town · Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma

Maud quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500)
Maud quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Avoca is a ghost town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, recorded as town in Avoca Township, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Territory, United States of America. It is one of 5 former communities in Pottawatomie County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 44 Oklahoma counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Avoca 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 35.0139° N, 96.9306° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,050 ft
Nearest living townAsher, OK
Distance to it1.8 miles
Coordinates35.01389, -96.93056

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What's there now

Avoca is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Asher, OK (population 459), about 1.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,050 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Avoca?

Avoca is in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, at 35.0139, -96.9306.

How many ghost towns are in Pottawatomie County?

Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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