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About Cayuga

Cayuga, originally known as Cayuga Springs, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States. It was named for the Cayuga people, one of the Five Nations of the Haudenosaunee, and the word itself has a meaning: “the place where the locusts were taken out.” As of the 2020 census, Cayuga had a population of 160.
From Wikipedia, "Cayuga, Oklahoma", CC BY-SA 4.0.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Cayuga, 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 Cayuga is

USGS topographic map around Cayuga — USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

8 historic USGS maps cover Cayuga

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.

1907 Wyandotte sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
1909 Wyandotte sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
1954 Tulsa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1958 Tulsa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1963 Tulsa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1964 Cayuga sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
1964 Dodge sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
1986 Neosho sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download

Directions

Getting there

Google Maps directions Apple Maps OpenStreetMap

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 Cayuga

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Oklahoma index.

Zena13.5 mi SW · Delaware
Bernice14.2 mi W · Delaware
Afton17.5 mi W · Ottawa
Peoria20.1 mi N · Ottawa
Ketchum21.7 mi W · Craig
Quapaw24.1 mi N · Ottawa
Douthat25.2 mi NW · Ottawa
Hockerville26.4 mi N · Ottawa

Sources

ghosttowns.com, "Cayuga": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
Wikipedia, "Cayuga, Oklahoma": coordinates and summary.
Wikidata Q2180342.
USGS GNIS 1100276.
USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).