Rosston, Oklahoma
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Laverne census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73855. The Survey maps it on the Rosston quadrangle. 52 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,139 feet above sea level.
On record in Rosston
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Old Settler's Irrigation Ditchlisted 1983
Population over time
2 figuresRosston grew from 31 to 52 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 | 31 | |
| 2020 | 52 | +21 (+68%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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 Woodward quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Woodward quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Rosston quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Rosston in 2016, burning about 3,213 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 November 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,213 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | ROSSTON |
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Rosston: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, 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 Caliche Pit | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
43 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rosston in 43 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 29 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Rosston | $40,000 | This tornado moved into Harper County from Beaver County OK (see report from the Oklahoma panhandle from NWS Amarillo). At the Beaver County-Harper County line, the tornado caused roof damage to a home as well as tree damage. It continued to damage trees and power poles as the tornado moved to just northeast of Laverne. A barn was damaged along US-283 just north of Laverne before the tornado dissipated. In addition to the tornado, a large area of wind damage was observed south of the tornado creating areas of wind damage in the town of Laverne. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosston | $3,000 | Back window blown out of a vehicle and multiple power lines downed. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosston | $1,000 | Utility pole was downed on an angle. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosston | $1,000 | Utility pole was snapped. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Rosston | - | The report was relayed by emergency management. The event time is estimated from radar observations. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Rosston | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Rosston | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Rosston | - | The report was relayed through mPING. The event time is adjusted based on radar observations. |
| September 2025 | Tornado (EFU) | Rosston | - | A spotter reported a brief tornado touchdown in northern Harper County. No damage was reported and the location is estimated. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Rosston | - | The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Rosston | - | The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosston | - | Estimated severe wind gust. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosston | - | Estimated severe wind gust. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosston | - | Wind speed estimated with tree debris on road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosston | - | The Amarillo forecast office relayed a second hand report of 60 to 70 mph wind gusts. No damage information was provided. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Rosston | - | The hail covered the ground. |
| March 1995 | Hail | Rosston | - | On the evening of the 25th, thunderstorms developed along a dryline in southwest Oklahoma. One of these storms became severe and produced hail up to three-quarters inch in Harper County. |
| September 1993 | Hail | Rosston | - | Severe thunderstorms developed in the Oklahoma panhandle during the late afternoon and evening hours on the 18th and moved eastward into extreme northwest Oklahoma. The storms produced one tornado, hail up to 3.00 inches in diameter and strong winds. The tornado developed 6 miles east-southeast of Elmwood at 1814 CST. The tornado traveled 0.5 miles before dissipating at 1818 CST. This F0 tornado damaged several power poles and broke out some windows. Large hail broke out windows in Hardesty and Bryans Corner. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Rosston | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Rosston | - | no account filed |
| September 2021 | Hail | Rosston | - | no account filed |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosston | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Rosston | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Rosston | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Rosston | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Rosston | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Rosston | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Rosston | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Rosston | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Rosston | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Rosston | - | no account filed |
| February 2000 | Hail | Rosston | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Rosston | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosston | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Rosston | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Rosston | - | no account filed |
| September 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosston | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Rosston | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Rosston | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Tornado (F0) | Rosston | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Rosston | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosston | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Rosston | - | 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.
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 Rosston | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q784626 | 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 1097468. 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.



