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Pike City

Ghost town · Carter County, Oklahoma

Cottonwood Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1974, 1:24,000)
Cottonwood Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1974, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pike City is a ghost town in Carter County, Oklahoma. It is one of 2 former communities in Carter County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 21st among the 44 Oklahoma counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pike City as a historical populated place on the Cottonwood Creek 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 34.3686° N, 97.5003° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCottonwood Creek
Elevation975 ft
Nearest living townFox, OK
Distance to it0.8 miles
GNIS feature ID2376269
Coordinates34.36860, -97.50030

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What's there now

Pike City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fox, OK (population 31), about 0.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 975 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 Pike City?

Pike City is in Carter County, Oklahoma, at 34.3686, -97.5003.

How many ghost towns are in Carter County?

Carter County, Oklahoma has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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