Dougherty is a town in Murray County, Oklahoma, United States.

On September 3, 1887, a post office was established here and called Dougherty, Indian Territory.

[5] At the time of its founding, Henderson Flat, later Dougherty, was located in Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation.

[6] As of 1900, Dougherty was a sundown town where African Americans were not allowed to live and could only visit on business in daylight.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), all land.