Welcome to Dixon ...

Dixon is located in Sanders County<1>.

The location of Dixon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dixon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Dixon is 2,520 feet [768 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Dixon is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Dixon lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Dixon, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

The area code for Dixon: (406)

Communities Also Named Dixon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Dixon: This one is located in Sanders County and the other is located in Custer County.

Beyond Montana, there are 38 communities that are also named Dixon - they are located in California, Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dixon.

Communities near Dixon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dixon.

• Ronan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronan
  • Ronan is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronan <4>
• Saint Ignatius
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ignatius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ignatius
  • Saint Ignatius is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ignatius <4>
• Moiese
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moiese
  • Moiese is located in Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moiese <4>
• Ravalli
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravalli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravalli
  • Ravalli is located in Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravalli <4>
• Charlo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlo
  • Charlo is located in Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlo <4>
• Kicking Horse
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kicking Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicking Horse
  • Kicking Horse is located in Lake County
• Arlee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
  • Arlee is located in Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlee <4>
• Stark
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
  • Stark is located in Missoula County
• Old Town
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Old Town is located in Missoula County
• Huson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huson
  • Huson is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huson <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dixon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dixon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dixon. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dixon.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dixon. See our Newspapers Page for Dixon.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dixon ...

Looking for more information about Dixon? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Dixon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Dixon.

Adding Dixon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dixon in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dixon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dixon post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dixon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dixon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sanders County: www.co.sanders.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/