Dixie, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Northwest Grayson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76273. The Survey maps it on the Whitesboro quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1901 USGS Denison quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Whitesboro quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Whitesboro quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
97 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Dixie between 1998 and 2020, burning about 6,296 acres in total. None 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 burning | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MAIN |
| 4 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HUGHES |
| 2 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CRAWFORD RD |
| 1 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HUGHES RD |
| 9 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 167 |
| 8 August 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 678 & FM 2383 |
| 6 August 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LOCUST STREET FIRE |
| 6 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 377 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
15 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dixie in 15 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 7 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dixie | 1 hurt, $200,000 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dixie | $7,000 | Emergency manager reported 60 mph winds near and north of Whitesboro. Damage was reported along HWY 377 at Ferguson Rd north of Whitesboro. |
| April 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Dixie | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dixie | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dixie | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Dixie | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2025 | Hail | Dixie | - | Half dollar sized hail was reported north of Whitesboro at US Highway 377 and Ferguson Rd. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Dixie | - | Emergency management reported that several county roads north of Whitesboro were impassable due to flowing water. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Dixie | - | Quarter sized hail was reported along Highway 377 north of Whitesboro. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Dixie | - | Quarter size hail was reported just north of Whitesboro. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Dixie | - | Ping pong ball size hail was reported 7 miles north of Whitesboro. |
| October 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dixie | - | Amateur radio reported wind gusts between 60 and 65 MPH near the intersection of Highway 377 and Dixie Road. |
| October 2012 | Hail | Dixie | - | Nickel sized hail was reported near Highway 377 and Dixie Road in Sandusky. |
| April 1996 | Hail | Dixie | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Dixie | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore | 0.2 miles | 12 | |
| Sandusky | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Basin Springs | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Sadler | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Whitesboro | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Gordonville | 6.1 miles | 12 | |
| Red Branch | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Mayd | 6.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1356078. 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.





