Abandoned Record
About Keokuk Falls
Keokuk Falls is a ghost town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. The location is 4.5 miles north and 15 miles east of Shawnee, as well as one mile west of the Creek Nation and one mile north of the Seminole Nation across the North Canadian River.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Keokuk Falls, 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 Keokuk Falls is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Keokuk Falls
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 Seminole and Prague sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Oklahoma City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Oklahoma City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Oklahoma City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1967 Prague sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Shawnee 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 Keokuk Falls
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Oklahoma index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Keokuk Falls": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Keokuk Falls, Oklahoma": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q6393027.
- USGS GNIS 1100553.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).