Dixie, Arizona
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Buckeye census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85354. It lies near Arlington Mesa. The Survey maps it on the Arlington quadrangle. It stands 902 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1954 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Arlington quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Phoenix South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Arlington quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
80 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Dixie between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,494 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 4 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 | 63 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 21 September 1995 | Natural | 150 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 18 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Buckeye Fire Department | 346788 |
| 11 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Buckeye Fire Department | 337123 |
| 8 August 2008 | Natural | 517 acres | Phoenix District Office | ROBBINS |
| 7 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 6 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Dixie: 6 unknowns, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Perlite, Semiprecious Gemstone, Uranium, Feldspar, Iron, Mica, Niobium (Columbium), Quartz, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrowhead | Semiprecious Gemstone, Uranium, Feldspar, Iron, Mica, Niobium (Columbium), Quartz, Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Powers Butte | Perlite | Unknown | ||
| Powers Butte Perlite Deposit | Perlite | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Sandpit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
2 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dixie in 2 storm reports in 2023: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Flood | Dixie | - | Baseline Rd between Johnson Rd and 331st Ave was closed due to flooding from the overflow of the Hassayampa River. No damages or injuries were reported. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Dixie | - | A video posted onto social media showed water from the Hassayampa River flowing along Baseline Road, causing its closure. No damages or injuries were reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hassayampa | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Arlington | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Palo Verde | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Conger | 5.4 miles | 19 | |
| Wintersburg | 7.4 miles | 17 | |
| Crag | 8.6 miles | 16 | |
| Allenville | 9.1 miles | 19 | |
| Buckeye | 9.2 miles | 19 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q28221379 | 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 24400. 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.








