Abandoned Record
About Hess
Hess is an unincorporated community in southeast Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The community is approximately 4.5 miles east-southeast of Elmer and 14 miles west-northwest of Frederick in adjacent Tillman County.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Hess, 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 Hess is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Hess
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
- 1958 Elmer sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1975 Elmore City NE sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Elmer sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Vernon 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 Hess
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Oklahoma index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Hess": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Hess, Oklahoma": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q24191608.
- USGS GNIS 1093683.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).