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Cestos, Oklahoma
Cestos is a ghost town in Dewey County, Oklahoma, Dewey County, Oklahoma. Remnants of the town exist today, including 2 homes. History Cestos was an agricultural town located in northern Dewey County along the Cheyenne and Arapaho Indian Reservation. The area was being settled in 1892. The town reached its peak population, about 500 people, around 1905 to 1910. During that time, Cestos had several stores, a bank, hotel, and two newspapers. Cestos was known for its flour mill, made by the Cestos Milling Company. They sold two brands that were marketed throughout the Oklahoma Territory. The flour mill grew the towns popularity around the time period. Around 1915, the agriculture around the area changed from grain to cattle, making Cestos and their flour mill useless. The grain market moved away from the Cestos area, meaning Cestos was not in the limelight anymore and could not compete. References Ghost towns in Oklahoma Towns in Dewey County, Oklahoma Populated places esta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ghost Towns In Oklahoma
This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in Oklahoma, United States of America, including abandoned sites. Classification Ghost towns can include sites in various states of disrepair and abandonment. Some sites no longer have any trace of civilization and have reverted to pasture land or empty fields. Other sites are unpopulated but still have standing buildings. Some sites may even have a sizable, though small population, but there are far fewer citizens than in its grander historic past. Barren site * Sites no longer in existence * Sites that have been destroyed * Covered with water * Reverted to pasture * May have a few difficult to find foundations/footings at most Neglected site * Only rubble left * Roofless building ruins * Buildings or houses still standing, but majority are roofless Abandoned site * Building or houses still standing * Buildings and houses all abandoned * No population, except caretaker * Site no longer in existence except for one or two buildings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
