Doby Springs, Oklahoma

Ghost Town in Oklahoma, United States

Doby Springs was a community in Harper County, Oklahoma, United States, approximately eight miles west of Buffalo, Oklahoma.^[1]

A post office opened June 27, 1903, under the name of Ballaire.^[1] However, the name changed January 13, 1908 to Doby Springs.^[1] The community was named for townsite owner, C.C. Doby.^[1]

The town waged a fight with Buffalo to become the county seat, but lost in 1908 by 111 votes.^[2] The post office closed April 29, 1922.^[1] The town no longer exists, but the area is now a park with a lake, and supplies water to Buffalo.^[2]

The town should not be confused with Doby, Oklahoma in Cimarron County, which also waged an unsuccessful fight to become its county's seat.^[3]

References

1 2 3 4 5 Shirk, George H. (January 1987). Oklahoma Place Names, p.71. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 9780806120287. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
1 2 "Harper County, Oklahoma County History". GenealogyTrails.com. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
↑ "Cimarron County". Norma Gene Young, Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved November 12, 2021.

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