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Dixieland, California

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the El Centro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92251. The Survey maps it on the Plaster City quadrangle. It lies 36 feet below sea level.

Dixieland within Imperial County

Then and now

1915 to 1989

The same ground, surveyed 74 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Dixieland, surveyed 1989
Topographic sheet of Dixieland, surveyed 1915

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 20 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

9 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Dixieland between 1993 and 2019, burning about 148 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/undetermined5
Equipment and vehicle use2
Recreation and ceremony1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
22 August 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictDUNAWAY
23 July 1993Smoking2.0 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictDUNAWAY
25 June 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined40 acresSan Diego Unitnot named
24 June 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresJoshua Tree National MonumentIMPERIAL
9 May 1999Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictTREELINE
24 March 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined40 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
22 March 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictPLASTER
20 December 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined50 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictDIXIELAND

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Imperial County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Dixieland: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unnamed LocationSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence

Every working recorded in Imperial County

Storms near this place

5 since 2012

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dixieland in 5 storm reports between 2012 and 2024: 3 flash flood, 2 flood. The reports record 5 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2012FloodDixieland5 hurt, $400,000Scattered thunderstorms developed across southwest Imperial county during the afternoon hours on July 30th. Due to the very humid and unstable nature of the atmosphere, the storms produced locally heavy rainfall with rain rates well in excess of one inch per hour. A Flash Flood Warning was issued at about 430 pm, which led to road closures west of El Centro, in the area near Seeley and Dixieland. Thunderstorms persisted into the evening, and additional rainfall led to areas of flooding along Interstate 8, Evan Hewes Highway and Highway 98. According to the California Highway Patrol, at approximately 9 pm flooding caused the closure of Interstate 8 in both directions between Drew Road and Dunaway Road. At 830 pm, local law enforcement reported the evacuation of 5 homes on Evan Hewes Highway due to a bank collapse along the Westside main canal. Heavy rain from earlier storms led to the collapse of the canal bank, and canal water then spread into the homes just west of Seeley. Overflow from the Westside canal eroded Evan Hewes Highway west of Westside road, and 100 feet of the highway were washed away. As a result, Evan Hewes Highway was closed from Dunaway to Westside road. In addition, Dunaway road was damaged beyond repair due to the flooding. Several minor injury traffic accidents were reported during the heavy rain and flooding, as rains limited visibility and made roads very slick. Finally, the breach of the canal resulted in no access to the Centinela State Prison. At 730 pm the Flash Flood Warning was replaced by an areal Flood Warning which continued through 430 am on July 31st.
September 2023Flash FloodDixieland$21,000A sedan was swept off Dunaway Rd, just south of Evan Hughes Hwy, due to a flooded wash. A photo shows a man in more than waist-deep water trying to push the floating sedan. First responders had a difficult time getting to the scene due to flooding. Dunaway Rd was also closed between Evan Hughes Hwy and I-8. No injuries were reported. Damage cost based on car value.
September 2022Flash FloodDixieland$10,000Three to four pickup trucks were stuck in the wash on Dunaway Road near I-8, causing the closure of the road. A vehicle was washed off Evan Hawes Highway. No injuries were reported.
January 2024FloodDixieland-Flooding reported along Dunaway Road just south of West Evan Hewes Highway. No damages or injuries were reported.
September 2023Flash FloodDixieland-Wheeler Rd was closed due to flooding between Imler Rd and Huff Rd. No damages or injuries were reported. Timing estimated from radar.

Every storm recorded in Imperial County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Edgar2.0 miles20
Seeley4.2 miles20
Plaster City4.7 miles20
Wilsie8.9 miles21
Mount Signal10.4 miles20
El Centro11.0 miles21
Coyote Wells11.1 miles22
Imperial11.3 miles21

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 DixielandAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5284916The 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 1660553. 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.