Indianapolis, Oklahoma

Ghost town
In Indianapolis, Oklahoma
2.4 mi from Route 66

Indianapolis, Oklahoma, is a vanished settlement in Custer County, northeast of Clinton and about 2 miles off Route 66. A 1911 county map places it on the tracks of the Rock Island railroad, and people lived there from the 1800s until late in the 1900s. It never became an incorporated town, and today it is counted as a ghost town that shares its name with the capital of Indiana.

What is Indianapolis?

This is the site of a former railside community in the farm country of western Oklahoma, not a preserved town. Records about it are thin. It shows up on early county maps along the Rock Island tracks between Weatherford and Clinton, and no visitor site is recorded there.

Visiting Indianapolis: tips

Treat Indianapolis as a name on the map and a short detour at most. There is nothing to tour, so look from the public road and treat the land around it as private. For a real stop nearby, the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum in Clinton is about 8 miles away, and the Stafford Air & Space Museum in Weatherford about 11 miles.

Updated October 9, 2026 · Written by Route 66 Trip Guide

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Oklahoma Route 66 Museum

Clinton, Oklahoma · 0.7 mi from Route 66

A museum given over to the story of Route 66 in western Oklahoma, with fuel, food and a motel steps away.

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7.7 mi from Indianapolis

Stafford Air & Space Museum

Weatherford, Oklahoma · 0.5 mi from Route 66

A Smithsonian-affiliated space museum in Weatherford with an Apollo 10 suit and a Gemini capsule.

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10.8 mi from Indianapolis

Provine Service Station

Hydro, Oklahoma · on Route 66

Lucille's Place near Hydro, the station run for decades by the woman called the Mother of the Mother Road.

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15.4 mi from Indianapolis

Foss State Park

Foss, Oklahoma · 5.0 mi from Route 66

A big lakeside state park near Foss with boating, a swimming beach, horse trails and plenty of RV sites.

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18.3 mi from Indianapolis

Canute Service Station

Canute, Oklahoma · on Route 66

A 1930s Pueblo Deco gas station in Canute with a stepped parapet, tile diamonds and a red tile roof.

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25.2 mi from Indianapolis

Rock Mary

El Reno, Oklahoma · 5.3 mi from Route 66

A lone rock landmark that guided 1849 wagon travelers on the California Road, named for a 17-year-old girl.

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25.4 mi from Indianapolis

Questions about Indianapolis

Is there more than one Indianapolis?

Yes. Besides the capital of Indiana, the name belongs to at least two small places: this vanished railroad settlement in Custer County, Oklahoma, and a former settlement in Mahaska County, Iowa, founded in 1845 and named by settlers from Indianapolis, Indiana. Both are a world away from the Indiana city in size.

Is there anything left of Indianapolis, Oklahoma?

Very little is documented. No town or business survives, the place is counted as a ghost town, and there is no visitor site. It is best seen as a brief look from the road on the way between Weatherford and Clinton.

Is Indianapolis, Oklahoma on Route 66?

Not directly. The old settlement lay about 2 miles off Route 66, northeast of Clinton, along the Rock Island railroad rather than the highway. It is an easy detour between Weatherford and Clinton, where the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum tells the story of the road in this state.

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