Doby, Oklahoma

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Doby was a town that existed in the Oklahoma Panhandle in Cimarron County, around the time of Oklahoma statehood in 1907. [1] It was located four or five miles northwest of Boise City. [1] [2] Its post office was established February 5, 1908. [2]

It was substantial enough that, in 1908, it ran against Boise City and four other locations to become the permanent County Seat for Cimarron County. [1] It ended up in a run-off with Boise City for the privilege—which it lost. [1] It was also substantial enough to have a printing company. [3] The Cimarron Courier, the newspaper of Boise City and the wider county, was actually published by The Courier Publishing Co. of Doby, Oklahoma. [3]

In any event, the post office closed April 30, 1914, and the town is no longer in existence. [2] No settlement now appears on maps at that location. [4]

Doby should not be confused with the former town of Doby Springs, Oklahoma, which was located in Harper County and also waged an unsuccessful campaign to become its County Seat. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Cimarron County". Norma Gene Young, Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Shirk, George H. (January 1987). Oklahoma Place Names, p.71. ISBN   9780806120287 . Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "The Cimarron Courier (Boise City, Okla.), Vol 2, No 24, Ed. 1 Friday, December 25, 1908". Oklahoma Historical Society. December 25, 1908. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Boise City, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Harper County, Oklahoma County History". GenealogyTrails.com. Retrieved December 25, 2020.


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