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Ioland

Ghost town · Ellis County, Oklahoma

Roll NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000)
Roll NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ioland is a ghost town in Ellis County, Oklahoma. It is one of 3 former communities in Ellis County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 44 Oklahoma counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ioland as a historical populated place on the Roll NE topographic quadrangle: 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 35.9439° N, 99.5218° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRoll NE
Elevation1,976 ft
Nearest living townLeedey, OK
Distance to it11.2 miles
GNIS feature ID2461032
Coordinates35.94394, -99.52178

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What's there now

Ioland is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Leedey, OK (population 492), about 11.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,976 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 Ioland?

Ioland is in Ellis County, Oklahoma, at 35.9439, -99.5218.

How many ghost towns are in Ellis County?

Ellis County, Oklahoma has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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