BlockDixon Town, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Keene census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40383. It lies near Meridian Hill. The Survey maps it on the Keene quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1905 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1952 USGS Keene quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
Storms near this place
6 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dixon Town in 6 storm reports between 2013 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dixon Town | $4,000 | The Jessamine County emergency manager reported trees down on power lines in the town of Keene. There were also reports of quarter sized hail in the area. |
| April 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Dixon Town | - | After the tornado crossed into Jessamine County from Woodford County, the tornado took a bit of left turn towards a property where it caused damage to multiple structures. Two barns were demolished and another had significant roof damage. One barn was pushed in two directions off its stone foundation. The damage path for part of the barn went to the southeast and another part went farther downstream to the northeast. The tornado broke a couple more limbs before lifting. The EF1 tornado was on the ground for a total of 1.82 miles from where it began in Woodford County and ended in Jessamine County. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dixon Town | - | Trees fell on Delaney Ferry Road. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dixon Town | - | A tree fell down on Clear Creek Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dixon Town | - | The Jessamine County emergency manager reported that several trees fell down across western Jessamine County from severe thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dixon Town | - | The Lexington media reported that several trees and power lines were downed near Keene, in Jessamine 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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keene | 1.0 miles | 12 | |
| Nealton | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Cobbs Service Station (historical) | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Lexington Park (historical) | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Wilmore Park (historical) | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Pekin (historical) | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Jessamine | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Wilmore | 5.2 miles | 12 |
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 Q122559256 | 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 490934. 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.
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.