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History · DISH

Half of DISH’s homes were built after 2013

Most of DISH was built recently: 1% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2013.

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What stands out about DISH’s past

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The story

How DISH came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of DISH.

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The settlement was originally named for its founder, Landis Clark, who incorporated the town in June 2000 and was its first mayor. In exchange for renaming the town to DISH, all residents received a free basic television service for ten years and a free digital video recorder from Dish Network.

In 2005, energy companies began drilling natural gas wells at DISH. Residents complained of foul smells and of health issues that they linked to the gas (natural gas, methane and benzene) emissions from the wells. The town spent $15,000 on an air quality test, which found elevated levels of several chemicals including benzene. Following that, the energy companies made changes.

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Famous people

Famous people close to DISH

Nobody well known was born in DISH itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Ann SheridanAmerican actress · b. 1915
Sly StoneAmerican musician, singer, guitarist, and recor… · b. 1943
Stanley George PayneAmerican historian · b. 1934
Ray PetersonAmerican musician · b. 1935
Jordan MaloneShort track speed skater · b. 1984
Phyllis GeorgeAmerican businesswoman, actress, and sportscast… · b. 1949

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikipedia and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.