Babbs (formerly named Babbs Switch) is a community in Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States. It was named for Edith "Babbs" Babcock.Shirk, George H. "Babbs." In: Place Names in Oklahoma. Second Edition. p. 15. 1987. . University of Oklahoma Press. Norman, Oklahoma. Accessed October 2, 2018. Babbs is south-southeast of Hobart, and is at an elevation of ."Babbs(in Kiowa County, OK) Populated Place Profile." OKHometownLocator.
Babbs was the scene of the Babbs Switch Fire on December 24, 1924, in which 36 people died in a school fire.
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