Abandoned Record
About Avard
Avard is a current settlement and former incorporated town located in Woods County, Oklahoma, United States. It is southwest of Alva, and northeast of Waynoka.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Avard, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Avard is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Avard
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1955 Woodward sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Woodward sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1969 Avard sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Alva sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1990 Alva sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Avard
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Oklahoma index.
- Capron18.0 mi NE · Woods
- Lambert20.3 mi E · Alfalfa
- Yewed21.1 mi E · Alfalfa
- Ingersoll22.9 mi E · Alfalfa
- Charleston37.5 mi W · Harper
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Avard, Oklahoma": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q2573086.
- USGS GNIS 1089768.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).