Moral, Oklahoma

Moral, Oklahoma
Ghost town
Nickname:  Old Moral
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Coordinates: 35°4′23.3″N97°2′17.01″W / 35.073139°N 97.0380583°W / 35.073139; -97.0380583
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Pottawatomie
Established	1892
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	1093811 [1]

Moral (also seen as Old Moral) is a ghost town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. Nothing remains there, besides the Moral Cemetery. ^[2]

History

Moral was founded in 1892, when a man by the name of Brooks Walker opened a store on a sandy crossroad in what was soon to be the town. He then proceeded to add a post office in 1894. ^[3]

The town was named Moral due to the fact that the towns founder forbade saloons. The forbiddance was most likely because of the serious influx of alcoholism forming in Pottawatomie County and neighboring counties due to the surplus of saloons in surrounding towns. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [a]}

At one point, Moral had two doctors, two general stores, a hotel, and numerous businesses. The main occupation for citizens of Moral was supposedly catching squirrels. Eventually, the town citizens decided to leave Moral and join the town of Tribbey, around 3.2 miles (5.1 km) northwest of their original town. ^[3]

See also

• List of ghost towns in Oklahoma

Notes

1. The other towns with a large amount of saloons included Violet Springs, Prague, and Keokuk Falls. Violet Springs and Keokuk Falls are now ghost towns. ^[5]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moral(historical)
2. "Moral Cemetery Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma" . Retrieved August 7, 2025.
3. "Pottawatomi County Oklahoma History" . Retrieved August 7, 2025.
4. "The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. GHOST TOWNS" . Retrieved January 12, 2024.
5. "A Saloon on Every Corner" (PDF). Retrieved August 7, 2025.
6. "OKLAHOMA TIDBIT, Dec. 7, 1999" . Retrieved August 7, 2025.