Abandoned Record
About Grand
Grand is a ghost town in Ellis County, Oklahoma, United States. It served as the county seat of Day County and then of Ellis County until the seat moved to Arnett in 1908.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Grand, 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 Grand is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Grand
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 Clinton sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Clinton sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1966 Antelope Hills NE sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Foss Reservoir sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1990 Foss Reservoir 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 Grand
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Oklahoma index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Grand": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Grand, Oklahoma": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5594196.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).