Ranches of Murray County & the Arbuckle Mountains

Ranches of the Arbuckle Mountain Region and their approximate location & owners.

Name of Ranch Location of Ranch Owner of Ranch Approximate Date Informants Name Source of Information Notes
Flying "DB" South of Sulphur in Arbuckle Mountains     Henry Wolf IPP*  
Lael  Gum Springs Noah Lael 1870's      
Froman  Gum Springs Col. Froman 1890's-1900's     Bought from Lael
Hook 9 West of Turner Falls          
Stephens Dougherty John Stephens 1880's M. J. Bays IPP  
Johnson Dougherty Joe Johnson 1890's M. J. Bays IPP  
Washington Arbuckle Mountains south of Sulphur Washington 1880's Paralee Brashears IPP  
Turner Arbuckles south of Davis Zep Turner 1880'-1900's Paralee Brashears IPP  
Turner Hickory Roy Turner 1930's-1960's      
Roff Roff Joe T. Roff 1860's-1890's Joe Roff IPP  
Roff South of Arbuckles Alva Roff 1880's      
Grant Ft. Arbuckle Tom Grant 1870's-1900's      
Young Berwyn Bud Young 1880's Belle Chigley IPP  
Chigley Davis Nelson Chigley 1850's-1900's Wyatt Chigley IPP  
Long "O" Little Washita   1870's-1880's Dixie Colbert IPP  
"M+" S/E of Ft. Arbuckle William Moncrief 1850's-1870's 1859 Map  U.S. Army  
McCoggin S/E of Turner Falls Treat McCoggin Est. 1871 Chron. of Okla.   hung for cattle rustling?
Roff S/W of Turner Falls Alva Roff Est. 1883 Chron. of Okla.   Joined Washington Ranch
I. S.  S34, T4S, R1E Washington Brothers Est 1875 Chron. of Okla.   bought from Col. Suggs
A-BAR 1/4 mi N of Elk A-BAR Cattle Co. Est 1859 Chron of Okla    
"700" Ardmore site A.B. Roff, Richard McLish, L.P. Adkins,  Charles Roff 1870's-1900's Chron of Okla   Santa Fe put depot in middle of ranch.  Became Ardmore
             
             
             
             
             
             

* Indian Pioneer Papers compiled by the WPA in the 1930's.