Doby Springs was a community in
Harper County,
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
, United States, approximately eight miles west of
Buffalo, Oklahoma
Buffalo is a town and county seat of Harper County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,299 at the 2010 census. It was named after the Buffalo Creek valley, in which it is located.
History
In 1907, the town was "staked out" and a po ...
.
History
A post office opened June 27, 1903, under the name of Ballaire.
However, the name changed January 13, 1908 to Doby Springs.
The community was named for townsite owner, C.C. Doby.
The town waged a fight with Buffalo to become the county seat, but lost in 1908 by 111 votes.
[ The post office closed April 29, 1922.]Doby, Oklahoma
Doby was a town that existed in the Oklahoma Panhandle in Cimarron County
Cimarron County is the westernmost County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its county seat is Boise City, Oklahoma, Boise City. As of the 2010 Unit ...
in Cimarron County
Cimarron County is the westernmost County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its county seat is Boise City, Oklahoma, Boise City. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2020 census, its population was 2,296, making it the leas ...
, which also waged an unsuccessful fight to become its county's seat.
Further reading
*Shirk, George H. ''Oklahoma Place Names''; University of Oklahoma Press; Norman, Oklahoma; 1987: .
References
Geography of Harper County, Oklahoma
Ghost towns in Oklahoma
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