BlockDixon, Oklahoma
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Wewoka census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74884. It stands on Coon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wewoka West quadrangle. 168 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 863 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1896 USGS Seminole and Prague quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Wewoka West quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Shawnee quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
73 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Dixon between 2000 and 2020, burning about 11,386 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 15 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.6 acres | Wewoka Agency | VAN FIRE |
| 14 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wewoka Agency | WEWOKA FIRE |
| 12 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 250 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | PALMER |
| 3 August 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 151 acres | Wewoka Agency | ANNI TIGER |
| 1 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 111 acres | Wewoka Agency | NOBLETOWN |
| 26 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 22 acres | Wewoka Agency | HWY 270 |
| 26 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wewoka Agency | BOOTS |
| 23 July 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Wewoka Agency | J. WALKER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Dixon: 18 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Commercial Brick Co Shale Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| United Clay Pipe Co Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Wewoka Brick & Tile Co Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Wewoka Brick & Tile Co Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
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 Q107489891 | 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 1092103. 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.