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Dodson, Texas

7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Wellington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79230. The Survey maps it on the Dodson quadrangle. 93 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,791 feet above sea level.

Dodson within Collingsworth County

Population over time

2 figures

Dodson fell from 109 to 93 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2010109
202093-16 (-15%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 7 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

1 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Dodson in 2006, burning about 2 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
26 January 2006Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named

Every fire recorded in Collingsworth County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Dodson: 2 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Pitts Sand & Gravel CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Storms near this place

28 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dodson in 28 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 18 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2022Tornado (EF0)Dodson$50,000The tornado touched down just southside Dodson and moved across|the south side of town before moving across open fields to the|Oklahoma border. The tornado was relatively wide and exhibited|some signs of being multi vortex on storm chaser video, but|estimated wind speeds were only high end EF0. Along the path,|there were numerous large tree limbs snapped and a few uprooted|trees. There was damage to roofs and porches of several homes and|some weak out buildings were destroyed. One unanchored travel|trailer was rolled 40 feet and destroyed as well. There were a|few isolated power poles broken, but most remained standing along|the tornado path. The tornado did cross the county line and continued into Harmon County Oklahoma for a short distance.
September 2005Thunderstorm WindDodson$2,000Whole large trees blown down knocking down two thousand feet of power line. One home lost power...however no power poles broken or downed. No injuries were reported.
March 2026HailDodson-Dime to quarter size hail fell near the Texas and Oklahoma state line.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindDodson-Law enforcement reported that a few pieces were torn off of a tin roof and a couple of trees were down.
May 2022Tornado (EF0)Dodson-The tornado traveled across mostly open country damaging mainly|trees along the path. Toward the end of the track, the tornado|did encounter a large sheet metal and wood pole barn and caused|the walls to collapse on the west side of the structure. This led|to a high end EF0 rating for this tornado.
May 2018HailDodson-Late report of quarter sized hail. Time estimated by radar.
May 2016HailDodson-Hail up to half dollar size covered the ground about a mile east of Dodson on County Road 338.
August 2016HailDodson-Hail damage to about 10 acres of crops. Time estimated.
June 2015HailDodson-Dime to nickel size hail was reported 6 miles west-southwest of Dodson.
October 2015Thunderstorm WindDodson-Severe winds brought down tree limbs and downed power poles in Dodson. Some roof damage was reported.
June 2014Flash FloodDodson-A cluster of thunderstorms brought heavy rain to Collingsworth County during the late night hours of the 7th and early morning hours of the 8th. This heavy rain led to the development of flash flooding across the city of Dodson (Collingsworth County). A law enforcement officer reported a vehicle stalled in flood waters in town. This flash flooding persisted until storms exited the southeastern Texas Panhandle at 3:30 Am CST.
March 2012HailDodson-The hail was reported to be covering the ground.
April 2009HailDodson-Public reported hail stones between nickel and quarter size.
May 2008Tornado (EF0)Dodson-A small tornado developed over open country and moved northeast. The tornado lasted for less than one minute and was confirmed from spotter video. The tornado path length and path width were estimated. No damage or injuries were reported.
April 1994HailDodson-Thunderstorms across the south and southeast Texas panhandle produced hail up to one inch. Outflow winds in Dodson estimated at 60 mph blew several trees over. Most of the reports were from Sheriff's offices and local spotters in the field.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindDodson-Thunderstorms across the south and southeast Texas panhandle produced hail up to one inch. Outflow winds in Dodson estimated at 60 mph blew several trees over. Most of the reports were from Sheriff's offices and local spotters in the field.
May 2024HailDodson-no account filed
May 2022HailDodson-no account filed
April 2012HailDodson-no account filed
April 2009HailDodson-no account filed
June 2008HailDodson-no account filed
May 2007HailDodson-no account filed
May 2006HailDodson-no account filed
April 2002Thunderstorm WindDodson-no account filed
June 2002Thunderstorm WindDodson-no account filed
April 2001HailDodson-no account filed
April 1994HailDodson-no account filed
May 1993HailDodson-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Collingsworth 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
Fresno6.8 miles8
New Loco9.7 miles8
Wellington11.8 miles8
Rolla15.4 miles7
Swearingen19.0 miles7
Aberdeen19.9 miles5
Lutie20.6 miles5
Quail22.2 miles7

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 DodsonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q981882The 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 1356104. 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.