Welcome to Dixie ...

So far, we found very little information about Dixie. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Dixie to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dixie, please Contact Us.

Dixie would have been located within present day Washington County<2>.

The location of Dixie has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dixie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Dixie is 1,640 feet [500 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Dixie was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Dixie still existed, it would have been in the (503) & (971)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Dixie ...

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

• Vancouver
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
  • Vancouver is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 186,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vancouver <6>
• Hillsboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <6>
• Beaverton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
  • Beaverton is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <6>
• Forest Grove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
  • Forest Grove is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Grove <6>
• Saint Helens
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helens
  • Saint Helens is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,071 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helens <6>
• Cornelius
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornelius have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
  • Cornelius is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelius <6>
• Ridgefield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
  • Ridgefield is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgefield <6>
• Scappoose
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scappoose
  • Scappoose is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scappoose <6>
• Woodland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Woodland is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland <6>
• La Center
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Center
  • La Center is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Center <6>

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.

Adding Dixie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dixie in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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.<7>

From that list, the Dixie post office opened in 1887.

We also found Dixie in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dixie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.or.us/

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