Abandoned Record
About Eschiti
Eschiti (also stylized as Eschite) is a ghost town in Tillman County, Oklahoma. Eschiti is 1.8 miles (2.9 km) northeast of the town of Grandfield; it is in the southeastern portion of the county.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Eschiti, 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 Eschiti is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Eschiti
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 Lawton sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Burkburnett sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Grandfield sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Burkburnett 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 Eschiti
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Oklahoma index.
- Cookietown11.7 mi E · Cotton
- Hollister14.3 mi NW · Tillman
- Indiahoma26.9 mi N · Comanche
- Meers37.8 mi N · Comanche
- Hess38.6 mi NW · Jackson
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Eschiti, Oklahoma": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q135910497.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).