Welcome to Dixon ...

Dixon is located in north central New Mexico.

Dixon is located in Rio Arriba County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dixon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Dixon is 6,020 feet [1,835 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Dixon is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

The ZIP code for Dixon: 87527<3>

Communities Also Named Dixon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Montana (2), Nebraska, 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.

• Espanola
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanola
  • Espanola is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Espanola <4>
• Velarde
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velarde
  • Velarde is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Velarde <4>
• Vallecito
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallecito
  • Vallecito is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vallecito <4>
• Pilar
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilar
  • Pilar is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilar <4>
• Chamisal
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamisal have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamisal
  • Chamisal is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chamisal <4>
• Trampas
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trampas
  • Trampas is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trampas <4>
• Rio Lucio
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio Lucio have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Lucio
  • Rio Lucio is located in Taos County
• Los Luceros
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Luceros
  • Los Luceros is located in Rio Arriba County
• Picuris Pueblo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picuris Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picuris Pueblo
  • Picuris Pueblo is located in Taos County
• Alcalde
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcalde
  • Alcalde is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcalde <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.<6>

From that list, the Dixon post office opened in 1900.

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 State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/