Dimple, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Clarksville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75426. The Survey maps it on the Dimple quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Dimple quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Paris quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Paris quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
205 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 205 fires within 5 miles of Dimple between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,377 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 31 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 | 89 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Natural | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 367 |
| 30 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 172 |
| 27 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 178 |
| 26 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 20 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 6250 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Dimple: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dimple in 11 storm reports between 2007 and 2022: 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dimple | - | Trees were downed on County Road 2132. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Dimple | - | Half dollar size hail fell north of Clarksville. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Dimple | - | Ping pong ball to golf ball size hail fell in the Dimple community. |
| November 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dimple | - | A tree was blown over Highway 37 and FM 2120 north of Clarksville. Lots of tree debris was also found over Highway 37. |
| November 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dimple | - | A tree was blown down across Highway 37 near the Dimple Quick Stop. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dimple | - | Several hardwood trees were uprooted on County Road 2239, facing east. |
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dimple | - | Trees were downed north of Clarksville, Texas near Hwy. 37. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dimple | - | A tree was downed on Hwy. 37 near the community of Dimple, Texas. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Dimple | - | CR 3117 was flooded and closed. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dimple | - | A tree was downed on Hwy. 37 north of Clarksville, Texas. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dimple | - | Numerous trees and powerlines downed in town. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1356031. 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.
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.




