Babbs, Oklahoma
| Babbs | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Babbs Location within the state of Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: 34°56′54″N 99°3′34″W / 34.94833°N 99.05944°WCoordinates: 34°56′54″N 99°3′34″W / 34.94833°N 99.05944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Kiowa |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1100186 |
Babbs (Babbs Switch) is a small rural community in Kiowa County, Oklahoma.[1] It was named for Edith "Babbs" Babcock.
Babbs was the scene of the nationally known Babbs Switch Fire on December 24, 1924, in which 36 people died in a school fire. Many of the dead were children but several families were completely wiped out.
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