Avery Ghost Town

Doesn't look like much is at this place.


This place is on private property. Listing for informational purposes only. Please do not visit without express permission from the land owner.

Before the turn of the century, the town was called Mound City. Then an official with the Santa Fe Railroad, Avery Turner, built a railroad right through the middle of town. The townspeople were so happy they changed the name of the town to Avery in his honor. However, the tracks were finally pulled up in 1978 as the town slowly faded from view.
Avery was once a small town which included a church, a school, and a few stores. One of it's main rumors is that the famous outlaw Belle Star hid out in Avery while on the run from the law. When the town of Cushing was estblished it became the oil crossroads of the world and forced Avery to become a ghosttown