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Do you know of Dixiana ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Dixiana. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Dixiana.

We found mention of Dixiana as a post office (see Mentions and References below), but can't determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Jefferson County, Alabama.

It's common that the post office is named the same as the community in which it's located (although that's not always case). In this case, we can't match this post office to any of the existing communities in our gazetteer.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1880 and closed  in 1984.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.

Communities Also Named Dixiana ...

We found two communities that share the name Dixiana.

Within Alabama, the name Dixiana is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Carolina
      • Lexington County
      • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Dixiana [Lexington County].
    • Virginia
      • Wise County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Dixiana [Wise County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Dixiana ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Dixiana:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

The FIPS database contains an entry for Dixiana.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 01/20728   (Place Name: Dixiana (Bradford))

County: Jefferson     (FIPS State/County: 01/073)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Dixiana) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Jefferson County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Jefferson County.

Alabama Rolling MillMabel
AlfrettaMaben
AliceMagella
Altadena ValleyMaury
AmityMcAddry
Argo StationMcWilliams
 Merkel
Baugh'sMiles
BaylorMims
Beachwood ParkMorrowville
Belle SumterMorton
BellwoodMounds
Ben Vines GapMount Pinson
Bessie MinesMountain Woods
BirminghamportMurray
Birwat 
BivenNorrell Junction
Boyles 
BrakeOregon
Brock's 
Brunnet HeightsPalmer
Bryan StationPartridge
BurstallPasscut
 Passing Track
Camp OliverPawnee
CatocinPierce
Coal CreekPinson - Clay - Chalkville
CohortPinson Valley
Connellsville MinesPratt Crossing
Crestline 
Crockett JunctionQuinton
Cymbling Branch 
 Razburgh
DagoReaders
DahindaRed Gap Junction
DeBerniereRed Ore
DivideRedding
DolcitoRegent Forest
 Rockville
EarnestRoosevelt City
ElliottRugby Highlands
Ensley FurnaceRutledge Heights
Ensley HeightsRutledge
  
FairviewSargon
Five Points WestSayre Mines
 Scrap
Garden HighlandsShade's Creek
GaryShaw
GeloweSherman
GilreathSlope Four
GraceSouth Yard
GracesSparks Gap
GranlinStaryeacre Ford
Green SpringsStephens
Green Valley 
GreeneTennessee Farms
Greene'sThomas Junction
GreensToad Vine
Gurley's CreekTruss
 Turpin
Hedona 
HenryellenUptown
Huff 
Hughe's SidingVesthaven
HuronVinesville
  
Interburan HeightsWaddell
Irondale JunctionWatt's
 West Birmingham
JeffersonWest Side
JonesboroughWheeler
 Wheeling
KawaneeWho'd A Thought It
 Wilgus
Leeds Mineral WellWoodlawn Junction
LindberghWoodward Red Ore
Little WarriorWymond
Lynn Crossing 
 Yuma

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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