Doby, Oklahoma

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]

References
  1. "Cimarron County". Norma Gene Young, Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  2. Shirk, George H. (January 1987). Oklahoma Place Names, p.71. ISBN 9780806120287. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  3. "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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