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Devol, Oklahoma

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Southwest Cotton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73531. The Survey maps it on the Devol quadrangle. 93 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,062 feet above sea level.

Devol within Cotton County

Population over time

2 figures

Devol fell from 151 to 93 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2010151
202093-58 (-38%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 9 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

27 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Devol between 2000 and 2020, burning about 2,428 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Equipment and vehicle use5
Debris and open burning5
Fireworks3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Arson/incendiarism2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 August 2012Equipment and vehicle use95 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceTHRIFT RD
19 August 2012Power generation/transmission/distribution41 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGENTRY BOTTOM
15 August 2019Equipment and vehicle use30 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceDILBECK FIRE
12 August 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceBOHNER RD
4 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceJULY 4 2
4 July 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceVAUGHN RD
4 July 2003Fireworks10 acresAnadarko AgencyRED-RIVER
3 July 2009Fireworks80 acresAnadarko AgencyRED RIVER COMPLEX

Every fire recorded in Cotton County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Devol: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Cotton County

Storms near this place

44 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Devol in 44 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 29 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2024Tornado (EF1)Devol$30,000This tornado which developed in Wichita County Texas and moved across far southeastern Tillman County Oklahoma moved into Cotton County to the southwest of Devol before dissipating about one mile east of Devol. The tornado moved northeast and then east-northeast affecting the southern portion of Devol. One house just southeast of Devol received roof damage, and trees and power poles were damaged along the path in Cotton County.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindDevol$5,000no account filed
May 2018Tornado (EF1)Devol$2,000A tornado developed about 5 miles east-northeast of Loveland and moved northeast crossing into Cotton County and dissipating about 5 miles south of Chattanooga. Utility poles were damaged both along State Highway 36 in Tillman County and NS243 Road in Cotton County.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindDevol$250Six inch diameter tree limbs were downed.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindDevol$10no account filed
April 2026HailDevol-The report was relayed through mPING.
May 2025HailDevol-Multiple images showing ruler measurements were shared. The event time is estimated from radar observations.
May 2017Tornado (EFU)Devol-Storm chasers observed and photographed a tornado in far northwestern Cotton County. No damage was reported and the specific path is estimated.
August 2013HailDevol-Reported by rural mail carrier. No damage reported.
February 2009HailDevol-The hail accumulated two inches deep on Highway 70.
April 2006HailDevol-Hail was observed along Interstate 44.
October 2006FloodDevol-Storm total precipitation amounts of 3 to 7 inches over western north Texas and southwestern Oklahoma generated heavy runoff along the Red River mainstem and its tributaries, and produced minor flooding along the Red River in the vicinity of Burkburnett, TX on October 17-19. The Red River crested at 10.5 feet, 1.5 feet above flood stage, at 9:00 am CST on October 18, and remained above flood stage from approximately 6:00 am CST on October 17 until 12:00 am CST on October 19. Low-lying areas and agricultural lands along the Red River were inundated during this period.
November 2004HailDevol-Wind gust to 50 mph was also reported.
April 2020HailDevol-no account filed
May 2018HailDevol-no account filed
July 2014HailDevol-no account filed
May 2014HailDevol-no account filed
April 2006HailDevol-no account filed
May 2006HailDevol-no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindDevol-no account filed
April 2004Thunderstorm WindDevol-no account filed
June 2004Thunderstorm WindDevol-no account filed
November 2004HailDevol-no account filed
March 2003HailDevol-no account filed
June 2003HailDevol-no account filed
April 2002HailDevol-no account filed
February 2000HailDevol-no account filed
August 1999HailDevol-no account filed
June 1998HailDevol-no account filed
April 1998HailDevol-no account filed
April 1998Thunderstorm WindDevol-no account filed
August 1996Thunderstorm WindDevol-no account filed
August 1996HailDevol-no account filed
June 1995HailDevol-no account filed
April 1995Tornado (F0)Devol-no account filed
May 1994HailDevol-no account filed
October 1994HailDevol-no account filed
October 1994HailDevol-no account filed
October 1994Thunderstorm WindDevol-no account filed
October 1994HailDevol-no account filed
October 1994Thunderstorm WindDevol-no account filed
June 1994HailDevol-no account filed
March 1993HailDevol-no account filed
April 1993HailDevol-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Cotton County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Randlett6.8 miles10
Cookietown9.1 miles9
Taylor13.8 miles10
Walters18.8 miles9
Temple19.5 miles10
Hooper22.2 miles10
Fivemile Corner22.4 miles10
Hulen28.9 miles12

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on DevolAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q584518The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1092064. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.