Dixon, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Dixon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42409. The Survey maps it on the Dixon quadrangle. 933 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 531 feet above sea level.
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On record in Dixon
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Webster County Courthouselisted 1991
Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record
- Mitchell-Griggs Road Bridge, Spannning Caney Fork on Mitchell-Griggs Road, Dixonfederal building survey, 7 photographs
Population over time
3 figuresDixon grew from 632 to 933 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 632 | |
| 2010 | 786 | +154 (+24%) |
| 2020 | 933 | +147 (+19%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1906 USGS Sebree quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Dixon quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Dixon quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:100000
Photographs
1 photograph,Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
27 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Dixon between 2000 and 2016, burning about 330 acres in total. None 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 | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 April 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 April 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 April 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 April 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 March 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 March 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
36 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dixon in 36 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 11 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 4 tornado. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2007 | Tornado (EF2) | Dixon | 5 hurt, $2,500,000 | Three residences were destroyed, and ten others were damaged. Four of the damaged residences were deemed uninhabitable. Six chicken houses were destroyed. A rehabilitation center for troubled young adults received about 2 million dollars in damage. Four persons were seriously injured, and a fifth person received minor injuries. One of the injuries occurred when the tornado picked up a vehicle and tossed it. The occupant of the vehicle was ejected. The other four injuries occurred at a modular home on Kentucky 494. The modular home was nearly obliterated, with debris blown across nearby fields. The home's steel frame was thrown about 300 feet. All four occupants were seriously injured, including broken vertebrae and a punctured lung. Numerous roads were blocked by downed trees. Peak winds were estimated at 135 mph. The average path width was 250 yards. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dixon | $250,000 | A 64 MPH wind gust was measured by a trained spotter in Dixon. The south portion of the high school in Dixon received major damage. A portion of the roof was damaged, as well as several classrooms, anexit door and hallway. Some parts of the school sustained water damage. At a golf course in Dixon, a trailer used as a business office was destroyed. Numerous trees were blown down. On Kentucky 132 near Sebree, a mobile home was overturned. |
| September 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Dixon | $150,000 | Most of the structural damage from this tornado occurred in Dixon, where two homes received major damage, and numerous others sustained minor damage. There was extensive roof damage at an apartment building and a grocery store in Dixon. Damage to roofs and outbuildings was the most common type of damage. A total of 28 structures were damaged, mostly due to falling trees. All along the tornado path, numerous trees were uprooted or topped, and some utility poles were snapped. Some trees fell across roads, blocking them. Kentucky Highway 138 was blocked for a time. Other trees fell on structures such as the grocery store in Dixon. Peak winds were estimated near 110 MPH. In Dixon, a wind gust to 111 MPH was measured by the deputy emergency management director using Davis wind equipment. This tornado was spawned by the same supercell thunderstorm that produced a tornado in Crittenden County. |
| March 1997 | Flash Flood | Dixon | $70,000 | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Dixon | $40,000 | Peak winds in this very brief tornado were estimated near 95 mph. Four outbuildings were destroyed. A garage and a camper were damaged. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dixon | $38,000 | Near and south of Dixon along U.S. Highway 41A, several trees were down, roofs were damaged, and a small farm building was destroyed. |
| October 2009 | Lightning | Dixon | $20,000 | Lightning struck a house on U.S. Highway 41-A. The lightning damaged several appliances. A telephone line was shredded. The bolt exited the house on the back side, ripping pieces of vinyl siding at the exit point. The house sustained unspecified damage inside. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dixon | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused major damage at Webster County High School. A section of roof about 30 by 100 feet was ripped off the center of the school. Some roofing was blown several hundred feet away. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dixon | $5,000 | A tree and some power lines were down. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dixon | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds uprooted trees and knocked power lines down. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dixon | $4,000 | Downed trees and power lines were reported in Dixon and Sebree. Three or four trees were down across roads. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dixon | $3,000 | Several trees were blown down. |
| February 2023 | Flash Flood | Dixon | - | A few road closures occurred due to flooding, including Highway 132 at the 12 mile marker, Kentucky 138 at the 10 mile marker, and Kentucky 270 near the 7-mile marker. Rain gage readings around the region were in the 2.5 to 3 inch range for the 24-hour period. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Dixon | - | Hail covered the ground, with the largest stones around a half dollar. |
| January 2020 | Flash Flood | Dixon | - | Numerous roads throughout the county had water over them, including Highways 132 and 138. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Dixon | - | State Route 132 West was closed in two areas. State Route 270 was flooded southwest of Dixon. |
| July 2019 | Funnel Cloud | Dixon | - | A funnel cloud was reported by a trained spotter. |
| October 2013 | Heavy Rain | Dixon | - | A co-operative observer measured a daily rainfall total of 5.24 inches. |
| March 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Dixon | - | The tornado touched down about 1 mile southwest of Dixon and ended in Dixon. A few tree limbs and a couple of signs were blown down in and just southwest of Dixon. |
| July 2011 | Heavy Rain | Dixon | - | A co-operative observer measured a 24-hour rainfall total of 3.45 inches. |
| September 2009 | Heavy Rain | Dixon | - | Standing water was observed along Highway 132 West for a short period of time. |
| May 2008 | Flash Flood | Dixon | - | One county road and two state highways were closed due to high water. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dixon | - | Trees were blown down. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Dixon | - | Dime size hail fell in Dixon. Up to golf ball size hail fell just a few miles to the north. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dixon | - | A few trees were blown down. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Dixon | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Dixon | - | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Hail | Dixon | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Dixon | - | no account filed |
| February 2008 | Hail | Dixon | - | no account filed |
| October 2007 | Hail | Dixon | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Funnel Cloud | Dixon | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Dixon | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Dixon | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Hail | Dixon | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dixon | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Zion | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Vanderburg | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Jolly | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Free Union | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Lisman | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Gatesville | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Ortiz | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Stanhope | 5.2 miles | 13 |
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 Dixon | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1530820 | 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 490922. 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.
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.







