Welcome to Dixie ...

Dixie is located in Baker County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dixie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Dixie is 2,370 feet [722 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Dixie is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Dixie lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Dixie, you will soon leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Telephone area codes for Dixie: (541) and (458)<4>

Communities Also Named Dixie ...

While we believe that this Dixie is located in Baker County, we know of another 2 Oregon communities named Dixie. Those communities are located in the following counties: Klamath and Washington County.

Beyond Oregon, there are 56 communities that are also named Dixie - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona, Arkansas (6), California, Florida (2), Georgia (3), Idaho (2), Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas, Kentucky (5), Louisiana (4), Mississippi (3), Missouri, Nevada (2), North Carolina (3), Ohio, Ontario (2), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Dixie ...

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

• Huntington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <5>
• Lime ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime
  • Lime is located in Baker County
• Rye Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Valley
  • Rye Valley is located in Baker County
• Durkee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durkee
  • Durkee is located in Baker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durkee <5>
• Brogan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogan
  • Brogan is located in Malheur County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brogan <5>
• Eaton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
  • Eaton is located in Washington County (ID)
• China Town
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Town
  • China Town is located in Baker County
• Malheur City ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malheur City
  • Malheur City is located in Malheur County
• Bridgeport
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Baker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
• Jamieson
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamieson
  • Jamieson is located in Malheur County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamieson <5>

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 Dixie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dixie.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dixie. 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 Dixie.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dixie ...

Looking for more information about Dixie? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Dixie, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dixie.

Adding Dixie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dixie 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 Dixie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Dixie post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dixie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Baker County: www.bakercounty.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/