Abandoned Record
About Carter Nine
Carter Nine was an unincorporated community in Osage County, Oklahoma, United States, located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Shidler. Carter Nine had a post office, which opened on August 14, 1928.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Carter Nine, 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 Carter Nine is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Carter Nine
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.
- 1932 Fairfax sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Enid sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Enid sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1978 Burbank sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Pawhuska 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 Carter Nine
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Oklahoma index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Carter Nine, Oklahoma": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5047200.
- USGS GNIS 1091010.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).