According to the United States Census Bureau, Cyril has a total area of 0.58 square miles (1.5 km2), all land.

[4] Telephone, Internet, and Digital TV Services is provided by Hilliary Communications.

The Piersons sold the land to the Cyril Townsite and Development Company on September 10, 1907.

[6] Although there is some dispute, the Cyril Station appears to have been named circa 1902 after Bayard and Laura Lookingglasses' daughter when they granted the railroad permission to build a section house next to the railroad stop.

However a diligent search of all sources including Frisco Railroad, found no supporting evidence.

Construction began in early 1908 and by April there were 200 inhabitants, 3 hardware stores, 3 grocery stores, a general tin and pump house, restaurant, rooming house, pool hall, two barber shops, blacksmith shop, lumberyard, feed yard and feed mill.

[8] It was the major economic driver for the town, employing 160 people at the time of closure.