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.
Population over time
2 figuresDevol 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 151 | |
| 2020 | 93 | -58 (-38%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1955 USGS Lawton quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Burkburnett quadrangle1:62500
- 1985 USGS Burkburnett quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Devol quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
27 since 2000Regional 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/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 95 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | THRIFT RD |
| 19 August 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 41 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GENTRY BOTTOM |
| 15 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DILBECK FIRE |
| 12 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BOHNER RD |
| 4 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JULY 4 2 |
| 4 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | VAUGHN RD |
| 4 July 2003 | Fireworks | 10 acres | Anadarko Agency | RED-RIVER |
| 3 July 2009 | Fireworks | 80 acres | Anadarko Agency | RED RIVER COMPLEX |
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
44 since 1993Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Devol | $30,000 | This 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 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Devol | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Devol | $2,000 | A 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 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Devol | $250 | Six inch diameter tree limbs were downed. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Devol | $10 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Devol | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Devol | - | Multiple images showing ruler measurements were shared. The event time is estimated from radar observations. |
| May 2017 | Tornado (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 2013 | Hail | Devol | - | Reported by rural mail carrier. No damage reported. |
| February 2009 | Hail | Devol | - | The hail accumulated two inches deep on Highway 70. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Devol | - | Hail was observed along Interstate 44. |
| October 2006 | Flood | Devol | - | 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 2004 | Hail | Devol | - | Wind gust to 50 mph was also reported. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Devol | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Devol | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Devol | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Devol | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Devol | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Devol | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Devol | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Devol | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Devol | - | no account filed |
| November 2004 | Hail | Devol | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Devol | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Devol | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Devol | - | no account filed |
| February 2000 | Hail | Devol | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Hail | Devol | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Devol | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Devol | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Devol | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Devol | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Hail | Devol | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Devol | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Devol | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Devol | - | no account filed |
| October 1994 | Hail | Devol | - | no account filed |
| October 1994 | Hail | Devol | - | no account filed |
| October 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Devol | - | no account filed |
| October 1994 | Hail | Devol | - | no account filed |
| October 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Devol | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Devol | - | no account filed |
| March 1993 | Hail | Devol | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Devol | - | no account filed |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randlett | 6.8 miles | 10 | |
| Cookietown | 9.1 miles | 9 | |
| Taylor | 13.8 miles | 10 | |
| Walters | 18.8 miles | 9 | |
| Temple | 19.5 miles | 10 | |
| Hooper | 22.2 miles | 10 | |
| Fivemile Corner | 22.4 miles | 10 | |
| Hulen | 28.9 miles | 12 |
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 Devol | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q584518 | The 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.



