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.
Population over time
3 figuresRavia 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 459 | |
| 2010 | 528 | +69 (+15%) |
| 2020 | 464 | -64 (-12%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 14 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.
- 1901 USGS Tishomingo quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Ravia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Tishomingo quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
18 since 2001Regional 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/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | SECOND STREET |
| 21 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | SINGLE TREE |
| 10 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 59 acres | Chickasaw Agency | CHOPSAW 2 |
| 10 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 acres | Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge | TELLER MOUNTAIN |
| 9 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | JODY |
| 8 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | NORTHCUTT |
| 8 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | SLIPPERY FALLS |
| 27 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.3 acres | Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge | SHOOTING RANGE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Dolomite Quarry | Dolomite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Granite Quarry | Granite | 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 | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
23 since 1993Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Ravia | $50,000 | Johnston 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 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravia | $20,000 | Tin roof removed from a house, multiple trees uprooted and power lines down in and near the community of Ravia. Time is radar estimated. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravia | $10,000 | Numerous 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravia | $9,000 | A 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 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravia | $5,000 | A 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 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravia | $5,000 | Roof of residence damaged near the intersection of Highway 1 and Buffalo Road. Time is radar estimated. |
| July 1995 | Tornado (F1) | Ravia | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravia | $1,000 | Powerlines downed by winds. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravia | - | 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 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravia | - | Trees down on pine creek road. Time was estimated by radar. |
| May 2017 | Flash Flood | Ravia | - | Water was over highway 1. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Ravia | - | Multiple roads closed and/or barricaded due to high water. Several state highways also inundated. |
| May 2011 | Tornado (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 2007 | Flash Flood | Ravia | - | The east end of Greasey Bend Road was closed due to flooding west of Ravia. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Ravia | - | 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 2025 | Hail | Ravia | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Ravia | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Ravia | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Ravia | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Ravia | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Ravia | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Ravia | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Hail | Ravia | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tishomingo | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Russett | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Troy | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Reagan | 7.6 miles | 14 | |
| Mannsville | 7.9 miles | 14 | |
| Earl | 8.2 miles | 14 | |
| Milburn | 10.7 miles | 13 | |
| Emet | 11.4 miles | 13 |
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 Ravia | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1995068 | 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 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.




