Abandoned Record
About Lugert
Lugert is an unincorporated community in Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States. The town of Lugert was founded in 1901 on 80 acres (320,000 m2).
This is a site record: what public sources say about Lugert, 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 Lugert is
Historic maps
3 historic USGS maps cover Lugert
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
- 1971 Lake Altus sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Altus 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 Lugert
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Oklahoma index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Lugert, Oklahoma": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q6699771.
- USGS GNIS 1100597.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).