Burke City, Oklahoma | |
Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Oklahoma |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Okfuskee |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Burke City is a ghost town in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States. It existed from 1901 to 1903.[1] The town was destroyed after it being flooded by the North Canadian River.[2] The town was started by Tom and Wally McGee, two men from Chickasaw Nation forming a partnership with John Burke (the namesake of the town). They established a general store two miles east of Bearden, on the south bank of the North Canadian River.[3]