DISH, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Justin-Roanoke census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76247. It stands on Hog Branch. The Survey maps it on the Ponder 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.
- 1954 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Ponder quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Denton quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Denton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
132 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 132 fires within 5 miles of DISH between 2002 and 2018, burning about 592 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 72 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7225 FAITH LN |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 5413 TIM DONALD |
| 20 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1020 W FIFTH ST |
| 18 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6634 TIM DONALD |
| 13 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2390 FM 407 |
| 8 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | VICTORIAN |
| 7 August 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BOSS RANGE @ PHEASANT RUN |
| 7 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CEMETERY @ EAKIN CEMETERY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of DISH: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deussen Gravel Company Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northlake | 1.9 miles | 8 | |
| Drop | 2.9 miles | 8 | |
| Justin | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Ponder | 3.5 miles | 8 | |
| Corral City | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Argyle | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Stony | 6.9 miles | 8 | |
| Elizabethtown | 7.8 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1926816. 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.




