Zincville, Oklahoma

Zincville, Oklahoma
Ghost town
Nickname(s):  Berlin, Schwarz, St. Louis
Zincville, Oklahoma Show map of Oklahoma Zincville, Oklahoma Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 36°59′29″N94°48′32″W / 36.99139°N 94.80889°W / 36.99139; -94.80889
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Ottawa
Incorporated	1917
Dissolved	1954
Elevation [1]	827 ft (252 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	1100958 [1]

Zincville is a ghost town and former mining community in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States. ^[1] It is located between Picher and Hockerville, near the Kansas-Oklahoma border. ^[2]

History

A post office opened in 1917 and the town featured religious organizations as well as a railroad. Mining activity ceased operation in 1954, spearheading the end of activity in the town. ^[3]

Renamings

The town was formed in 1917, and started out being named Berlin. Due to the fact that there was already another town in Oklahoma named Berlin, they changed the name to Schwarz, after the towns lease holder, Charles E Schwarz. ^[4] This name was temporary, thus the town being switched to the name of St. Louis, named after a mining company in the town. Finally, it was renamed Zincville in 1919. ^[3]

See also

• List of ghost towns in Oklahoma

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Zincville, Oklahoma
2. Oklahoma Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 27 ISBN   0899332838
3. Caldwell, Bill (December 15, 2023). "Ottawa County Home to Ghost Mining Towns" . Joplin Globe . Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
4. "City of St. Louis, in Ottawa County". Miami Record-Herald . Vol. XXV, no. 14. Miami, Oklahoma. February 16, 1917. p. 3. Retrieved August 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.