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Cestos

Ghost town · Dewey County, Oklahoma

Mutual NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000)
Mutual NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cestos is a ghost town in Dewey County, Oklahoma. It is the only former community in Dewey County recorded on the federal names register, out of 101 across Oklahoma.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cestos 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 36.1446° N, 99.0942° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,883 ft
Nearest living townMutual, OK
Distance to it7.2 miles
Coordinates36.14461, -99.09422

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What's there now

Cestos is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mutual, OK (population 16), about 7.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,883 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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