Faxon, Oklahoma
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Southwest Comanche census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73540. It stands on Blue Beaver Creek. The Survey maps it on the Faxon quadrangle. 114 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,112 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresFaxon fell from 136 to 114 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 | 136 | |
| 2020 | 114 | -22 (-16%) |
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
- 1962 USGS Chattanooga quadrangle1:62500
- 1985 USGS Burkburnett quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Faxon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
23 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Faxon between 2003 and 2020, burning about 1,352 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | BLUEBEAVER |
| 4 August 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 13 acres | Anadarko Agency | BLUE BEAVER CREEK |
| 2 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.5 acres | Anadarko Agency | FAITH |
| 31 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | WALDO-2 |
| 3 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 11 acres | Anadarko Agency | SOUTH FAXON |
| 27 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Anadarko Agency | WALDO |
| 25 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.5 acres | Anadarko Agency | CF BEAVER |
| 22 July 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | FAXON SCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Faxon: 11 past producers, 1 producer. 1 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 Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
27 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Faxon in 27 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 16 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 2 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Faxon | $100,000 | Numerous vehicles stranded in high water. Up to two feet of water over area roads. |
| April 1995 | Tornado (F1) | Faxon | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Faxon | $15,000 | Numerous county roads were washed out and impassable due to very high water. |
| June 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Faxon | $10,000 | This tornado developed near State Highway 36 and Deyo Mission Road, and produced tree and shingle damage as it moved southeast. It dissipated just north of the Cotton County line. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faxon | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faxon | $1,000 | Winds caused fence and tree damage. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faxon | $500 | A 35-foot power pole was downed. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Faxon | - | MPing report. |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EFU) | Faxon | - | A Tornado Debris Signature (TDS) was observed on KFDR radar just northwest of Faxon in association with a strengthening velocity signature. With the TDS, tree damage likely occurred but could not be observed from the roads by investigators, so the specific location of this path is estimated. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Faxon | - | At the corner of Paint Rd and Tinney Rd, a few ping pong ball size hailstones mixed in with half dollars. |
| May 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Faxon | - | A brief tornado developed near Faxon. Very minor damage occurred to pato furniture and small outbuildings. Damage information provided by KSWO. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Faxon | - | The hail was reported via the SHAVE project. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Faxon | - | No damage was reported. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Faxon | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Faxon | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Faxon | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Faxon | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Faxon | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faxon | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faxon | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Faxon | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Faxon | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Faxon | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Faxon | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Faxon | - | no account filed |
| October 1994 | Hail | Faxon | - | no account filed |
| October 1994 | Hail | Faxon | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Geronimo | 10.5 miles | 9 | |
| Taupa | 10.8 miles | 17 | |
| Cache | 12.2 miles | 24 | |
| Lawton | 14.5 miles | 13 | |
| Indiahoma | 14.5 miles | 12 | |
| Kiowa and Commanche Agency (historical) | 15.0 miles | 13 | |
| Artillery Village | 15.3 miles | 16 |
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 Faxon | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2613293 | 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 1092779. 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.



