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Dixie, Oregon

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the North Plains census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97056. The Survey maps it on the Meacham Corner quadrangle. It stands 1,644 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.

Dixie within Washington County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 16 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

79 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Dixie (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 87 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 3 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 burning21
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Equipment and vehicle use10
Recreation and ceremony9
Natural8
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Smoking5
Arson/incendiarism3
Other causes2
Fireworks1

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
8 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersPISGAH HOME RD. #1
8 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreForest Grove DistrictDIXIE MTN CAR FIRE
4 September 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersFERN FLAT POWERLINE FIRE
4 September 2013Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersOTTO MILLER ROAD #1
30 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreForest Grove DistrictDAIRY CREEK BURN
29 September 2008Equipment and vehicle use1.7 acresForest Grove DistrictBRUNSWICK CANYON FIRE
28 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersGREENER ROAD FIRE
27 September 2009Other causesunder an acreColumbia City UnitHOLADAY RD. #1

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washington County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 18 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Dixie (historical): 7 occurrences, 5 past producers, 2 prospects, 2 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Aluminum, Stone, Titanium, Iron, Iron. 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
Bauxite Pumpkin RidgeAluminum, Iron, Titanium, MetalOccurrenceGibbsite, Limonite
Washington-Multnomah AreaAluminum, Titanium, Silica, Iron, Water, Free, Phosphorus-PhosphatesProspect1944
Bauxite Dixie MtAluminum, Iron, Titanium, MetalOccurrenceLimonite
Bauxite Red Flat HillAluminum, Iron, Titanium, MetalOccurrence
Luck QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
NelsonClayPast Producer
NelsonClayUnknown
Unnamed PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Dixie Mountain BauxiteAluminum, Titanium, IronOccurrence
Ironcrest IronIronOccurrence

Every working recorded in Washington 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
Bacona7.0 miles16
Mountaindale7.5 miles18
Glencoe9.0 miles24
Davies Junction9.1 miles16
North Plains9.2 miles24
Manning9.5 miles16
Banks9.6 miles18
Wilkesboro9.7 miles18

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 Dixie (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5284795The 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 1130235. 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.