Abandoned Record
About Centralia
Centralia is an unincorporated community in Craig County, Oklahoma, United States. It is located northwest of Vinita and is situated on no major highways, being on E 153 Rd between S 4290 Rd and S 4300 Rd.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Centralia, 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 Centralia is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Centralia
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.
- 1901 Vinita sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1913 Vinita 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
- 1972 Centralia sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Bartlesville 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 Centralia
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Oklahoma index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Centralia": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Centralia, Oklahoma": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5062170.
- USGS GNIS 1091186.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).