Abandoned Record
About Yewed
Yewed is an unincorporated community in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States. Yewed is 0.7 miles (1.1 km) east of Lambert.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Yewed, 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 Yewed is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Yewed
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 Woodward sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Woodward sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1969 Lambert sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Alva sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1990 Alva 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 Yewed
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Oklahoma index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Yewed": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Yewed, Oklahoma": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q14708717.
- USGS GNIS 1100954.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).