Wirt, Oklahoma

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Wirt
Unincorporated community
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Wirt
Location within the state of Oklahoma
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Wirt
Wirt (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°13′51″N97°31′54″W / 34.23083°N 97.53167°W / 34.23083; -97.53167
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Carter
Elevation
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965 ft (294 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1099928 [1]

Wirt is an unincorporated community in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States, [1] approximately three miles west of Healdton. [2] First called Ragtown because of the tents the oil workers lived in when the petroleum boom started, [2] the town was formally named after Wirt Franklin, who was in the oil business [3] and drilled the first local well. [2] The community post office began operations on December 12, 1914. [3] At its peak, the town had a school, movie theater, bank, drug store, two gas stations, two churches, and two groceries. [2] But the town burned several times, and the population declined when the oil boom ended. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wirt, Oklahoma
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Wirt". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965, p.224.
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