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.
Population over time
2 figuresDodson 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 109 | |
| 2020 | 93 | -16 (-15%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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 Plainview quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Plainview quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Dodson quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Wellington quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2006Regional 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 use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 January 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitts Sand & Gravel Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
28 since 1993Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Dodson | $50,000 | The 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 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dodson | $2,000 | Whole 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 2026 | Hail | Dodson | - | Dime to quarter size hail fell near the Texas and Oklahoma state line. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dodson | - | Law enforcement reported that a few pieces were torn off of a tin roof and a couple of trees were down. |
| May 2022 | Tornado (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 2018 | Hail | Dodson | - | Late report of quarter sized hail. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Dodson | - | Hail up to half dollar size covered the ground about a mile east of Dodson on County Road 338. |
| August 2016 | Hail | Dodson | - | Hail damage to about 10 acres of crops. Time estimated. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Dodson | - | Dime to nickel size hail was reported 6 miles west-southwest of Dodson. |
| October 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dodson | - | Severe winds brought down tree limbs and downed power poles in Dodson. Some roof damage was reported. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Dodson | - | 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 2012 | Hail | Dodson | - | The hail was reported to be covering the ground. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Dodson | - | Public reported hail stones between nickel and quarter size. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (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 1994 | Hail | Dodson | - | 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 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dodson | - | 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 2024 | Hail | Dodson | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Dodson | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Dodson | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Dodson | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Dodson | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Dodson | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Dodson | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dodson | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dodson | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Dodson | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Dodson | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Hail | Dodson | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno | 6.8 miles | 8 | |
| New Loco | 9.7 miles | 8 | |
| Wellington | 11.8 miles | 8 | |
| Rolla | 15.4 miles | 7 | |
| Swearingen | 19.0 miles | 7 | |
| Aberdeen | 19.9 miles | 5 | |
| Lutie | 20.6 miles | 5 | |
| Quail | 22.2 miles | 7 |
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 Dodson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q981882 | The 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.



