Abandoned Record
About Kaw City
Kaw City is a city in eastern Kay County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 325 as of the 2020 United States census.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Kaw City, 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 Kaw City is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Kaw City
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.
- 1935 Kaw sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Enid sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Enid sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 Kaw City sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Pawhuska 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 Kaw City
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Oklahoma index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Kaw City": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Kaw City, Oklahoma": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q2948823.
- USGS GNIS 1094296.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).