Little Dixie, California
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the East Kern census division. The Survey maps it on the Dove Spring quadrangle. It stands 3,274 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1915 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 63 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 26 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.
- 1915 USGS Mojave quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1943 USGS Cross Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Dove Spring quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Tehachapi quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
20 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Little Dixie (historical) between 1998 and 2017, burning about 6 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 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 | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | LABOR |
| 24 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | UNNAMED FIRE 0921 |
| 8 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.3 acres | Central California District | BADGER |
| 5 June 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Desert District | DOVE |
| 29 May 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Desert District | DOVE |
| 21 May 2006 | Natural | 1.3 acres | California Desert District | SKINNER |
| 12 April 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Desert District | SC 103 |
| 3 March 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Desert District | FORD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Little Dixie (historical): 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moon Claim | Gold | Producer | ||
| Nadeau | Gold | Producer | ||
| Robbers Roost Mine | Gold | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harts Place | 2.9 miles | 23 | |
| Armistead | 5.4 miles | 23 | |
| Ricardo | 8.4 miles | 26 | |
| Freeman Junction | 9.0 miles | 23 | |
| Redrock (historical) | 10.5 miles | 26 | |
| Saltdale (historical) | 11.2 miles | 26 | |
| Ceneda | 11.2 miles | 26 | |
| Sageland | 11.2 miles | 27 |
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 Q6649798 | 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 1703099. 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.









