Abandoned Record
About Slick
Slick is a town in Creek County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 151 at the 2020 census, a 15.3% increase over the population in 2010.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Slick, 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 Slick is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Slick
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.
- 1901 Nuyaka sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1916 Bristow sheet, 1:62,500 · 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
- 1973 Slick sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1990 Bristow 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 Slick
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Oklahoma index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Slick": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Slick, Oklahoma": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q2651726.
- USGS GNIS 1098119.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).