Douthat, Oklahoma

Douthat, Oklahoma
—  Ghost town  —
Douthat, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 36°57′33″N 94°50′10″W / 36.95917°N 94.83611°W / 36.95917; -94.83611Coordinates: 36°57′33″N 94°50′10″W / 36.95917°N 94.83611°W / 36.95917; -94.83611
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Ottawa
Elevation	814 ft (248 m)
GNIS feature ID	1100283[1]

Douthat is a ghost town in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States. Douthat is 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Picher. Douthat once had a post office, which opened on March 17, 1917. The community was named after Zahn A. Douthat, the owner of the townsite.^[2] Douthat is now abandoned and part of the Tar Creek Superfund site.^[3][4]

References

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Douthat, Oklahoma
2. ^ Shirk, George (1987). Oklahoma Place Names. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 44. http://books.google.com/books?id=KpAmsIFdutAC. 
3. ^ "Douthat, Oklahoma". http://schehrer2.homestead.com/douthat.html. Retrieved August 4, 2010. 
4. ^ "Tar Creek (Ottawa County), Oklahoma Site Overview". Kansas State University Technical Outreach Services for Native American Communities. http://www.engg.ksu.edu/chsr/outreach/tosnac/sites/tarcreek.html. Retrieved August 5, 2010.