Volume 7 , Issue 50

Texas County, Oklahoma Ghost Town - Mouser...

In Texas County, Sec. 26, Twp 5N, Rge 15E, Cimarron Meridian, 12 1/2 miles north, 2 miles east of Guymon; 12 miles west of Hooker, lies the ghost town of "Mouser."

The railroad that ran through it was the Beaver, Meade and Englewood Railroad (Katy). It was abandoned in 1972.

Mouser was platted in 1928 when the Beaver, Meade and Englewood Railway extended its line through Texas County. The land on which the tracks were laid was given to the railroad by the owners. The streets extending east and west were identified as First, Second, and Third, but those running north and south were more appropriately named: Angora, persian, and Maltese.

The primary function of the village was to serve as a shipping point for wheat and livestock. One large and two small elevators were built, and many thousands of bushels of wheat were shipped each year. Although some cattle and sheep were unloaded for grazing in the area, none were ever shipped out.

The population of Mouser never exceeded one hundred. Two stores and two filling stations made up the retail establishments. The village never had a post office, school, or church. The railway has now been abandoned and the tracks removed. Most of the platted area has been plowed and planted to wheat. The smaller elevators are no longer used, and the stores and filling stations are closed. The land that was given to the railroad was sold back to the original owners.   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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