Abandoned Record
About Iron Post
Iron Post is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 65 at the 2020 census, down from 92 in 2010.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Iron Post, 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 Iron Post is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Iron Post
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.
- 1896 Pryor sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1901 Pryor 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 Locust Grove sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Tulsa 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 Iron Post
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Oklahoma index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Iron Post": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Iron Post, Oklahoma": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q2855216.
- USGS GNIS 2408432.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).