Doby Springs was a community in Harper County, Oklahoma, United States, approximately eight miles west of Buffalo, Oklahoma. [1]
History
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]
Further reading
- Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names; University of Oklahoma Press; Norman, Oklahoma; 1987: ISBN 0-8061-2028-2.
References
- ^ a b c d e Shirk, George H. (January 1987). Oklahoma Place Names, p.71. ISBN 9780806120287. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ a b "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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