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Ravia, Oklahoma

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the West Johnston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73455. The Survey maps it on the Ravia quadrangle. 464 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 764 feet above sea level.

Ravia within Johnston County

Population over time

3 figures

Ravia grew from 459 to 464 between 2000 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
2000459
2010528+69 (+15%)
2020464-64 (-12%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 14 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

18 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Ravia between 2001 and 2012, burning about 4,118 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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/undetermined6
Debris and open burning5
Equipment and vehicle use3
Arson/incendiarism3
Natural1

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
8 August 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreChickasaw AgencySECOND STREET
21 August 2006Naturalunder an acreChickasaw AgencySINGLE TREE
10 August 2006Equipment and vehicle use59 acresChickasaw AgencyCHOPSAW 2
10 August 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined300 acresTishomingo National Wildlife RefugeTELLER MOUNTAIN
9 July 2006Debris and open burning2.0 acresChickasaw AgencyJODY
8 July 2006Debris and open burning2.0 acresChickasaw AgencyNORTHCUTT
8 July 2006Equipment and vehicle use4.0 acresChickasaw AgencySLIPPERY FALLS
27 July 2012Arson/incendiarism5.3 acresTishomingo National Wildlife RefugeSHOOTING RANGE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Johnston County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Ravia: 14 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite, Dolomite. 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 Dolomite QuarryDolomitePast Producer
Unknown Granite QuarryGranitePast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Johnston County

Storms near this place

23 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ravia in 23 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 9 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 3 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2024Tornado (EF1)Ravia$50,000Johnston County Emergency Management provided drone video of widespread tree damage from a tornado that moved north-northwest from north of Ravia to west of Reagan. Many trees were broken or uprooted in the prairie north of Ravia. Before dissipating, a few barns and outbuildings were also damaged as the tornado approached Pace Road west of Reagan. The tornado dissipated soon after crossing Pace Road.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindRavia$20,000Tin roof removed from a house, multiple trees uprooted and power lines down in and near the community of Ravia. Time is radar estimated.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindRavia$10,000Numerous trees were blown down, along with damage to at least one power pole, in and around the community of Ravia. Event time is estimated from radar observations.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindRavia$9,000A couple of large trees and several tree limbs were downed across the roadway. Power lines were also downed, which resulted in spotty power outages. Monetary damages were estimated.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindRavia$5,000A relayed image shows a large tree limb blown down onto a power line in the community of Ravia. The event time is estimated from radar observations.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindRavia$5,000Roof of residence damaged near the intersection of Highway 1 and Buffalo Road. Time is radar estimated.
July 1995Tornado (F1)Ravia$5,000no account filed
April 2016Thunderstorm WindRavia$1,000Powerlines downed by winds.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindRavia-A tree was blown down onto the roadway near the intersection of Canada Lane and Cobb Road. The event time is estimated from radar observations.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindRavia-Trees down on pine creek road. Time was estimated by radar.
May 2017Flash FloodRavia-Water was over highway 1.
May 2015Flash FloodRavia-Multiple roads closed and/or barricaded due to high water. Several state highways also inundated.
May 2011Tornado (EF1)Ravia-This tornado is labeled E1 (the Ravia-Tishomingo tornado). This tornado began just north of Ravia and traveled east-northeast toward Tishomingo. Widespread tree damage occurred as, luckily, few structures were in the path. Four homes sustained minor roof damage, with another two homes damage by the falling trees. A 50-foot grain silo also lost its roof. The tornado lifted a couple of miles north of Tishomingo. No injuries were reported as a result of the tornado. Monetary damage estimates were not available. ||.
June 2007Flash FloodRavia-The east end of Greasey Bend Road was closed due to flooding west of Ravia.
April 1995HailRavia-Severe thunderstorms moved across southwestern and south-central Oklahoma during the afternoon and early evening, producing two tornados, damaging winds, large hail, and flash flooding. A second area of thunderstorms moved across northern Oklahoma during the afternoon and produced large and damaging hail. With the storms in southwest Oklahoma two tornados were reported. The first occurred in Tillman County where a small, brief F0 tornado (gustnado) spun up on the leading edge of a thunderstorm three miles southwest of Tipton. No damage was reported. The second tornado, an F1, occurred three miles east of Faxon in Comanche County around 1600 CST. Along a path about one-quarter mile long and 33 yards wide, two barns were destroyed, a propane tank was blown over, tops of trees were twisted and snapped, and power poles were downed. Also with these storms in southwest Oklahoma, baseball-size hail fell in Indiahoma in Comanche County, broke out car windows east of Duke in Jackson County, and broke out house windows three miles northeast of Tipton in Tillman County. Flash flooding also became a problem as water was reported up to car headlights in Comanche in Stephens County. As the storms moved eastward into south-central Oklahoma, thunderstorm winds increased and some damage was reported. A barn was destroyed by severe thunderstorm winds near Faxon in Comanche County, and wind speeds as high as 72 mph were reported south of Duncan in Stephens County. In Carter County five miles north of Lone Grove, winds destroyed three barns and a wellhouse and did slight damage to three houses. In northern Oklahoma wind-driven hail in severe thunderstorms caused both crop and property damage. Quarter- to half-dollar-size hail in Garfield County broke out house windows three miles south of Fairmont and five miles southeast of Garber. In Noble County six miles south of Billings house windows were broken out by golf ball-size hail. Many wheat fields in Garfield and Noble Counties were also destroyed.
May 2025HailRavia-no account filed
May 2024HailRavia-no account filed
May 2017HailRavia-no account filed
April 2017HailRavia-no account filed
April 2014HailRavia-no account filed
May 2003HailRavia-no account filed
May 1995HailRavia-no account filed
May 1993HailRavia-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Johnston 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
Tishomingo3.9 miles13
Russett4.6 miles14
Troy6.1 miles15
Reagan7.6 miles14
Mannsville7.9 miles14
Earl8.2 miles14
Milburn10.7 miles13
Emet11.4 miles13

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 RaviaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1995068The 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 1097062. 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.