Welcome to Doxey ...

Doxey is located in Beckham County<1>.

The location of Doxey has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Doxey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Doxey is 1,860 feet [567 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Doxey lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Doxey is within the (580) area code.

Communities near Doxey ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Doxey.

• Elk City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
  • Elk City is located in Beckham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk City <4>
• Sayre
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sayre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
  • Sayre is located in Beckham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <4>
• Erick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erick
  • Erick is located in Beckham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erick <4>
• Canute
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canute
  • Canute is located in Washita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canute <4>
• Carter
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Carter is located in Beckham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carter <4>
• Willow
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
  • Willow is located in Greer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow <4>
• Sweetwater
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
  • Sweetwater is located in Beckham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <4>
• Berlin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Roger Mills County
• Delhi
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Delhi is located in Beckham County
• Mayfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Mayfield is located in Beckham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Doxey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Doxey.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Doxey. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Doxey.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Doxey. See our Newspapers Page for Doxey.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Doxey ...

Looking for more information about Doxey? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Doxey, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Doxey.

Adding Doxey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Doxey in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Doxey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Doxey post office opened in 1902.

We also found Doxey on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Doxey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Doxey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/