Dozier, Texas
5 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Samnorwood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79079. The Survey maps it on the Dozier quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 5 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 Amarillo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Amarillo quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Dozier quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Shamrock quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Dozier between 2006 and 2011, burning about 1,112 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WEST ABRA FIRE |
| 7 July 2011 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DOZIER RIGHT OF WAY FIRE |
| 8 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TARVER |
| 4 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 450 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 160 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 27 March 2006 | Debris and open burning | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
38 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dozier in 38 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 20 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dozier | - | This 62mph wind gust was observed from a decaying thunderstorm at the Dozier mesonet. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dozier | - | This gust was measured at the West Texas Mesonet station 3 miles west of Dozier. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Dozier | - | Late report of golf ball size hail near Dozier. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dozier | - | Part of a roof blown off a church building. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dozier | - | The West Texas Mesonet located 3 miles west of Dozier measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Dozier | - | Two inch diameter hail was reported 7 miles north of Quail. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dozier | - | Scattered thunderstorms developed across Collingsworth County during the evening hours of the 12th. As a storm approached the town of Dozier (Collingsworth County), the West Texas Mesonet site three miles west of Dozier recorded a 74 mph downburst. After producing this downburst the storm continued to move eastward across the county. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dozier | - | Scattered thunderstorms developed across Collingsworth County during the evening hours of the 12th. As a storm approached the town of Dozier (Collingsworth County), the West Texas Mesonet site three miles west of Dozier recorded a 68 mph downburst. After producing this downburst the storm continued to move eastward across the county. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dozier | - | A Collingsworth County Sheriff officer 2 miles west of Dozier (Collingsworth County) reported a 60 mph gust from a squall line as it moved east across the county. No reports of damage accompanied this report. |
| September 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dozier | - | Trees were reported blown over by the high winds. |
| June 1997 | Tornado (F1) | Dozier | - | Tornado track was estimated and the tornado remained over open country. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dozier | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dozier | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dozier | - | no account filed |
| February 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dozier | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dozier | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dozier | - | no account filed |
| April 2019 | Hail | Dozier | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Dozier | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dozier | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dozier | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Dozier | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Dozier | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Dozier | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Dozier | - | no account filed |
| October 2011 | Hail | Dozier | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Dozier | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Dozier | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Dozier | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Dozier | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Dozier | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Dozier | - | no account filed |
| September 2003 | Hail | Dozier | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Dozier | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Dozier | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Flash Flood | Dozier | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Dozier | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Dozier | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samnorwood | 3.9 miles | 5 | |
| Marilla | 7.6 miles | 7 | |
| Lutie | 7.6 miles | 5 | |
| Aberdeen | 10.7 miles | 5 | |
| Quail | 12.2 miles | 7 | |
| Wellington | 17.0 miles | 8 | |
| Rolla | 19.1 miles | 7 | |
| Swearingen | 20.2 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1356235. 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.



