Most of Faxon was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1975. Below: maps from 1922 on and the census since 1910.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Faxon. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1922Comanche and Cotton COs sheet · 1:62,500
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Faxon.
The story so far
Faxon, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Faxon yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Faxon is a town in Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States. It is located on Oklahoma State Highway 36 about 18.3 driving miles southwest of Lawton. The population was 114 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Lawton, Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Its first post office opened in 1902. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 136 to 114 (-16%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From Wikimedia Commons (2), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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