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History · Ravia

Ravia’s post office opened in 1904

Most of Ravia was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1981. Below: maps from 1901 on and the census since 1900.

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How Ravia began

When was Ravia founded?

1904

The Ravia post office opened in 1904, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 128 in 19002020 census: 464122 years
Founding year: the first Ravia post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Ravia’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Ravia are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19013 editions of the USGS map, 1901 to 1985. Watch Ravia change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ravia’s history is told.

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On the map

Ravia on the map, 1901 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Ravia. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Ravia on the 1901 USGS mapRavia on the 1963 USGS mapRavia on the 1985 USGS map1901Tishomingo sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Ravia.

The story so far

Ravia, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Ravia yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Ravia is a town in Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 464 as of the 2020 Census. The locale is old enough to appear on a 1911 Rand McNally map of the county.

Its first post office opened in 1904. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 528 to 464 (-12%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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People over time

Ravia, census by census

01002003004005006001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 556

Between 128 and 556 people in every census since 1900.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Ravia’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Ravia

Nobody well known was born in Ravia itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Kay StarrAmerican singer · b. 1922
Jesse RenickAmerican basketball player · b. 1917
Rex RyanAmerican football coach and analyst · b. 1962
Joel HefleyAmerican politician · b. 1935
Mauree TurnerAmerican politician and community organizer · b. 1993
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Sylvan GoldmanAmerican inventor · b. 1898

Questions about Ravia’s history

What year was Ravia founded?

The Ravia post office opened in 1904, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

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 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.