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. 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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