Abandoned Record
About Ioland
Ioland was a town in present-day Ellis County, Oklahoma, 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) north of the Canadian River and bordering the southeastern portion of that county. Nothing remains there besides the Ioland Cemetery and Ioland School.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Ioland, 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 Ioland is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Ioland
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
- 1965 Roll 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 Ioland
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Oklahoma index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Ioland, Oklahoma": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q124166360.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).