Ioland, Oklahoma
Ghost town in Oklahoma, United States
35°56′38.17″N 99°31′18.42″W / 35.9439361°N 99.5217833°W / 35.9439361; -99.5217833Ioland was a town in Ellis County, Oklahoma. It is near the Canadian River and borders the south-eastern portion of the county. Nothing remains there, besides the Ioland Cemetery.
History
The town was a part of the now non-existent Day County.[1] It was the county seat for a short period of time until it was switched to Grand in November 1893.[2] The first man lynched in Oklahoma since its organization as a territory, J.L. Chandler, was a resident of Ioland. He was lynched due to allegedly poisoning the water supply.[3]
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