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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Dixie in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Dixie. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Dixie listed first.

  • Rock Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
    • Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
  • Grafton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Plymouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Plymouth is located in Cerro Gordo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Rock Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
    • Rock Falls is located in Cerro Gordo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Plymouth Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plymouth Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
    • Plymouth Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County
  • Mitchell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Mitchell is located in Mitchell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Nora Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nora Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Springs
    • Nora Springs is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nora Springs <2>
  • Saint Ansgar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ansgar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ansgar
    • Saint Ansgar is located in Mitchell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ansgar <2>
  • Osage
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
    • Osage is located in Mitchell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,549 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <2>
  • Bolan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolan
    • Bolan is located in Worth County
  • Rudd
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Carpenter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
    • Carpenter is located in Mitchell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
  • Manly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Portland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Portland is located in Cerro Gordo County
  • Orchard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
    • Orchard is located in Mitchell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Kensett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kensett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
    • Kensett is located in Worth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
  • Meltonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meltonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltonville
    • Meltonville is located in Worth County
  • Mason City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Otranto
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otranto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
    • Otranto is located in Mitchell County
  • Mason City Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mason City Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City Junction
    • Mason City Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County
  • Rockford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Little Cedar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cedar
    • Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County
  • Stacyville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
    • Stacyville is located in Mitchell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
  • Mona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mona
    • Mona is located in Mitchell County
  • Cameron
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cameron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Cameron is located in Cerro Gordo County
  • Floyd
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Brownville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
    • Brownville is located in Mitchell County
  • Lyle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
    • Lyle is located in Mower County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyle <2>
  • Northwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
    • Northwood is located in Worth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northwood <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dixie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.









 

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