Wirt, Oklahoma

Wirt
Unincorporated community
Wirt is located in Oklahoma
Wirt
Wirt
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Wirt is located in the United States
Wirt
Wirt
Wirt (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°13′51″N 97°31′54″W / 34.23083°N 97.53167°W / 34.23083; -97.53167
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyCarter
Elevation
[1]
965 ft (294 m)
Time zoneUTC-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. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wirt, Oklahoma
  2. ^ a b c d e "Wirt". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965, p.224.


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