Abandoned Record
About Trousdale
Trousdale is a ghost town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, at an elevation of 960 feet. It is located about 6 miles south of Tribbey, Oklahoma, just west of Oklahoma State Highway 102.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Trousdale, 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 Trousdale is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Trousdale
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.
- 1898 Purcell sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1910 McComb sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Oklahoma City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Oklahoma City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Tribbey sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Oklahoma City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Oklahoma City South 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 Trousdale
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Oklahoma index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Trousdale": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Trousdale, Oklahoma": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q107535118.
- USGS GNIS 1100896.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).