Just wanted to make sure that those that might be interested had seen this site:

http://www.abandonedok.com/

It's for the entire state, but has lots of things in central OK.

This is interesting. Looking around on the map in S.E. Okla, I found Belzoni. There is nothing there but a cemetery. I have family on both sides buried there. Williams & Flemings

Pete,
This is great. The Pickers have family from Oklahoma and some of the towns
are gone, except for the cemetery. Just like Tall Girl said.

I have not read the book (Abandoned Oklahoma) but, my uncle bought a piece of land down by Berwyn (Gene Autry) a few years back and, on one end there was a "Black" cemetery that the previous owner wouldn't let anyone near. Well, my Uncle's first job at hand was to have his men clean up the cemetery and open the road where people could go in there if they wanted....this place is mega old. He is now a "Hero" and the cemetery is now being used again and has not been abandoned in Oklahoma......His men Fenced around the Cemetery so that the cattle wouldn't get in on the Graves and the people of the community now keep it up real nice.....there was one marker that just had a first name.....no date, nothing....kinda strange...

Those type cemeteries are all over the state. If you look around an old country school there will be one near there. Clematis (don't know about spelling) is a large cemetery in Lincoln County. It's still accessible to visit but no new burials are allowed. It's on a guys property and he has cattle on it.

Those type cemeteries are all over the state. If you look around an old country school there will be one near there. Clematis (don't know about spelling) is a large cemetery in Lincoln County. It's still accessible to visit but no new burials are allowed. It's on a guys property and he has cattle on it.
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The guy probably owns the property but it's a true shame that cemetery land of old is neglected.....I don't mean manicured like Resthaven but the old Graves probably don't have any Relatives left.....I know there's one in Wilson, Oklahoma...(taken care of however) that my Great Grandfather is buried in and his headstore is a bag of Sakrete with his name and date put in with a stick. My Great-Great--Great aunt is buried there also....She was tough and onery...Carried a pistol til she died....

I have not read the book (Abandoned Oklahoma) but, my uncle bought a piece of land down by Berwyn (Gene Autry) a few years back and, on one end there was a "Black" cemetery that the previous owner wouldn't let anyone near. Well, my Uncle's first job at hand was to have his men clean up the cemetery and open the road where people could go in there if they wanted....this place is mega old. He is now a "Hero" and the cemetery is now being used again and has not been abandoned in Oklahoma......His men Fenced around the Cemetery so that the cattle wouldn't get in on the Graves and the people of the community now keep it up real nice.....there was one marker that just had a first name.....no date, nothing....kinda strange...

Abandoned Oklahoma is a website dummy.......

Abandoned Oklahoma (http://www.abandonedok.com/)

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The guy probably owns the property but it's a true shame that cemetery land of old is neglected.....I don't mean manicured like Resthaven but the old Graves probably don't have any Relatives left.....I know there's one in Wilson, Oklahoma...(taken care of however) that my Great Grandfather is buried in and his headstore is a bag of Sakrete with his name and date put in with a stick. My Great-Great--Great aunt is buried there also....She was tough and onery...Carried a pistol til she died.... A lot of my relatives are buried around Wilson. Got my hair cut in Ringling once. One of my grandfathers was the county clerk of Love Co..

Abandoned Oklahoma is a website dummy.......

Abandoned Oklahoma (http://www.abandonedok.com/)

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Duh:...........i thought it was a book, I know there were a lot of pictures on the original story posted on this Forum....

O.K., check the other thread that this is with...PapaOu said it was just a WebSite...There are sure some good pictures....

A lot of my relatives are buried around Wilson. Got my hair cut in Ringling once. One of my grandfathers was the county clerk of Love Co..

I know this thread wasn't started to discuss cemeteries in particular, but a several members of my mother's family, including my grandparents and 4 uncles and aunts, are buried in a cemetery called Odessa in southwestern Oklahoma between Gotebo and Hobart. I know it's a bit morbid to some, but I love cemeteries - especially older ones. They are so personal and beautiful in a haunting (no pun intended) way. Odessa is in the middle of nowhere-almost looks like it was initially started when someone on a wagon train died and they buried them there. It is a small cemetery with a white picket fence around it. There is a small school or chapel adjacent to it that it long since abandoned. I would say that there are no new plots available, and there are only about 100 people there. I've always said I wanted to be buried there someday, but now it looks like Sunnylane will be my final resting place.

Sorry, now :backtotop

I know this thread wasn't started to discuss cemeteries in particular, but a several members of my mother's family, including my grandparents and 4 uncles and aunts, are buried in a cemetery called Odessa in southwestern Oklahoma between Gotebo and Hobart. I know it's a bit morbid to some, but I love cemeteries - especially older ones. They are so personal and beautiful in a haunting (no pun intended) way. Odessa is in the middle of nowhere-almost looks like it was initially started when someone on a wagon train died and they buried them there. It is a small cemetery with a white picket fence around it. There is a small school or chapel adjacent to it that it long since abandoned. I would say that there are no new plots available, and there are only about 100 people there. I've always said I wanted to be buried there someday, but now it looks like Sunnylane will be my final resting place.

Sorry, now :backtotopI too enjoy old cemeteries and I don't think that it is morbid. Alot of history can be learned there. I have visited cemetaries across the U.S.. In the N,E. in NY. NJ. PA. and further N. are some very old history to be learned. Now, Gotebo is really in the middle of no where (which I have been to) but, the Odessa site I have never heard of. I'll have to goggle that and see what I can find. Sunnylane is good I guess. Doesn't matter to me where my remains may end up. I would like to be creamated and shot into space like Tim Leary...Yeah...

I too enjoy old cemeteries and I don't think that it is morbid. Alot of history can be learned there. I have visited cemetaries across the U.S.. In the N,E. in NY. NJ. PA. and further N. are some very old history to be learned. Now, Gotebo is really in the middle of no where (which I have been to) but, the Odessa site I have never heard of. I'll have to goggle that and see what I can find. Sunnylane is good I guess. Doesn't matter to me where my remains may end up. I would like to be creamated and shot into space like Tim Leary...Yeah...

Kinda like a Clingon funeral, huh? Except they just shot the unembalmed body into space in a "casket capsule"! :-) My only requirement is that the cemetery be predominantly headstones. I HATE the ones (like Resthaven) that ONLY have flat markers. So impersonal. Just looks like a field.:ohno:

I too enjoy old cemeteries and I don't think that it is morbid. Alot of history can be learned there. I have visited cemetaries across the U.S.. In the N,E. in NY. NJ. PA. and further N. are some very old history to be learned. Now, Gotebo is really in the middle of no where (which I have been to) but, the Odessa site I have never heard of. I'll have to goggle that and see what I can find. Sunnylane is good I guess. Doesn't matter to me where my remains may end up. I would like to be creamated and shot into space like Tim Leary...Yeah...
Have you ever been to the "Dexter Tx, Cemetery?" It's just N.W. of Whittesboro , Tx

it's considered a ghost town, took my kid's there, they had a ball!!

just tie me to a team of gophers and let them loose...

if you're interested on cool, old cemeteries, check out this one in norman (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Oklahoma+City,+Oklahoma,+73159&ll=35.240703,-97.502074&spn=0.005976,0.012445&t=h&z=17).

warren cemetery has been around since the turn of the century but as you can see it is now completely surrounded by a neighborhood.

-M

if you're interested on cool, old cemeteries, check out this one in norman (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Oklahoma+City,+Oklahoma,+73159&ll=35.240703,-97.502074&spn=0.005976,0.012445&t=h&z=17).

warren cemetery has been around since the turn of the century but as you can see it is now completely surrounded by a neighborhood.

-MYou can only get into that area from the south entrance now. I knew some of the people buried there.

if you're interested on cool, old cemeteries, check out this one in norman (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Oklahoma+City,+Oklahoma,+73159&ll=35.240703,-97.502074&spn=0.005976,0.012445&t=h&z=17).

warren cemetery has been around since the turn of the century but as you can see it is now completely surrounded by a neighborhood.

-M
I moved 5 yrs ago from Brookfield Drive after 15 yrs which is 2 blocks north of the cemetery. My kids were teenagers when we moved there and they found that place in a hurry!! They would take their friends over there to try and scare them. It is a very odd location....

I moved 5 yrs ago from Brookfield Drive after 15 yrs which is 2 blocks north of the cemetery. My kids were teenagers when we moved there and they found that place in a hurry!! They would take their friends over there to try and scare them. It is a very odd location....
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Makes sense. ...... You've been considered and odd guy sometimes.....

I had never heard of this Red Ridge Estate so I had to go see it for myself. Its down an overgrown road right in the middle of OKC and is pretty creepy.

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where is this treasure located?????

Since this is tending heavy towards the cemetery side I have a question that's puzzled me for a while. Newcastle...it seems to be a town or city without a cemetery. Is, or was, there one? Does anyone know? I mean, Newcastle's been around for years.

By the way, Red Ridge Estate does indeed look like a treasure.

Is that by I-44 and Lincoln? It looks familiar to me but far fewer trees than I remember if it is the same place.

I would like to know the general vicinity of The Red Ridge Estate so that I could Google satelite view it.

just south of i-44 between lincoln & kelley. -M

just south of i-44 between lincoln & kelley. -M Thanks...

just south of i-44 between lincoln & kelley. -M

Was the house not an art museum for a number years?

It was one of those places you could see from the road, but have no idea as to how to get there.

There were exhibits promoted in the Sunday Oklahoman.

It is between Lincoln and Kelley S. of I-44. The Preacher's Hill House is also in that area.

I believe it was an art museum from 1970-1990.

Who did it belong to then ......and now?

It was built by the Edwards family. I don't know who owns it now. Some developer I believe.

Where is the Norman (as in Normandy) castle in that area that Richard and Dixie Galloway owned years ago. I used to go to it 25 years ago but then tried to find it awhile back to show a friend and it was like it disappeared. Can't spot it on google maps either.

I've never heard of a Norman Castle. What did it look like?

Where is the Norman (as in Normandy) castle in that area that Richard and Dixie Galloway owned years ago. I used to go to it 25 years ago but then tried to find it awhile back to show a friend and it was like it disappeared. Can't spot it on google maps either.

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On the site it says abandoned in 1990, I know that it wasn't. John Hoke ran his car brokering business and Amateur Wrestling News out of there after he left the building at 8th & Broadway that the Salyer's own. In the late 90's I met the guy at Silverhorn who built the barn that used to be visible from Lincoln for hydroponic farming and he was living in the house at that time. Does anyone know if it is still for sale? I know the Google Streetview has a for sale sign in the picture.

I heard it was sold at auction in 2008 to a developer.

No Thunder, wrong one. Dixie told me that some filthy rich dude back in the 20s or 30s bought a Norman castle in England and had it disassembled and put back together in the hills in what was then NE of the city, and it SEEMS like it was east off of Kelley in the 50 something hundred block, but I couldn't seem to find it in the flesh or on Google Maps. It was used as the Symphony's Showhouse back in the late 70s.

Maybe it was demolished by a tornado?