Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
“The John Dixon House is a historic house located in Payson, Utah, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 17, 1978.”
Wikipedia article John Dixon House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 183 National Register listings published here for Utah County · listed in 1978 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 305 fires within 5 miles of John Dixon House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 13,712 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 8 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 | 160 |
| Debris and open burning | 60 |
| Natural | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | 8660 S. |
| 8 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | I-15, MM251 |
| 8 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | HYDRO |
| 7 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | not named |
| 6 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | P MOUNTAIN |
| 6 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SALEM CANAL FIRE |
| 6 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | BANDIT |
| 4 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | WELDING |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 58 workings within 5 miles of John Dixon House: 24 past producers, 18 producers, 13 occurrences, 3 unknowns. 18 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Lead, Dolomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownstone Adit | Copper, Iron | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite | |
| Castilla Hot Springs | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| El Dorado Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Elsie Jane Drift | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | Galena | |
| Golden Relief Claims | Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Jewel No 9 | Zinc, Silver, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Julie Nos 1,2,3,5,8,And 20 | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Keigley Ne Prospects | Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface/Underground | |
| Keigley Quarry | Limestone, General, Dolomite | Producer | 1943 | |
| Midnight Claim Group | Iron, Lead | Occurrence | Underground |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Payson, the town this property stands in, in 10 storm reports between 2001 and 2023: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Payson | $2,000 | A small tornado (F0) touched down in Payson in Utah County. The tornado damaged about 100 feet of vinyl fence and lifted a small aluminum boat off of its trailer. The path of the tornado was about 100 yards. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Payson | $1,000 | A large tree was downed/uprooted, including its associated large root ball. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Payson | - | Mesonet station UTBRC I-15 at Beer Creek recorded a wind gust of 60 mph. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Payson | - | The I-15 at Beer Creek mesonet station recorded an initial strong wind gust of 71 mph at 4:20 pm MST as a result of outflow winds associated with a line of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. A second peak wind gust of 79 mph was recorded at 4:30 pm MST before winds began to subside. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Payson | - | The I-15 at Beer Creek sensor recorded a peak wind gust of 62 mph. |
| August 2016 | Hail | Payson | - | Nickel- to quarter-sized hail was reported in multiple locations across Utah County, including Payson and Salem. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Payson | - | The Interstate 15 at Beer Creek sensor recorded a maximum wind gust of 58 mph. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Payson | - | Hail with a diameter of 0.75 inches was reported near Payson. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Payson | - | A severe thunderstorm brought 58mph (50kts) wind gusts to the Payson area. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Payson | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Christopher F. Dixon Jr. House | under 500 feet | 1977 |
 | Samuel Douglass House | under 500 feet | 1992 |
 | Payson Historic District | 0.3 miles | 2007 |
 | Peteetneet School | 0.5 miles | 1990 |
 | Payson Presbyterian Church | 0.7 miles | 1986 |
 | Ira W. Gardner House | 3.2 miles | 1977 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78002701 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Utah County | All 183 listed properties in this county. |
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