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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Dix (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Dix. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Dix is located in Jefferson County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson County: Franklin, Hamilton, Marion, Perry, Washington & Wayne.

Below are the counties that are near Dix. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dix:

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Dix)
  • Clay County
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dix, with the one closest to Dix listed first.
    • Centralia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hoffman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Huey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Huey is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huey <1>
    • Boulder
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Posey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Carlyle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Keyesport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Beckemeyer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Marydale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bartelso
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Fayette County
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dix, with the one closest to Dix listed first.
    • Taylor Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Ewing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Frisco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Sesser
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Whittington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Rend City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Rend City is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rend City
    • Benton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Valier
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Steel City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • West City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • West City is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dix, with the one closest to Dix listed first.
    • Dahlgren
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lovilla
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Belle Prairie City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Piopolis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Macedonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Flint
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dix, with the one closest to Dix listed first.
    • Kell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Walnut Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cartter
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hickory Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
    • Union Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Union Town is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
    • Salem
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Central City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bannister
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Junction City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Junction City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
    • Odin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Iuka
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandoval
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dix, with the one closest to Dix listed first.
    • Tamaroa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dix, with the one closest to Dix listed first.
    • Baldwin Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
    • Wamac
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Irvington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Richview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Ashley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Radom
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Radom is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radom <1>
    • Hoyleton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Du Bois
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Du Bois is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Bois
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
    • New Minden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Posen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Posen is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
    • Nashville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Addieville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Wayne County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dix, see our County-by-County Page for Dix.

Cemeteries Near Dix ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dix.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Dix - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dix covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dix, with the one closest to Dix listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dix had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Dix had a population of 428 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Dix, with the one closest to Dix listed first.

  • Boyd
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Boyd is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Idlewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Divide
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Divide is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
  • Foxville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Foxville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
  • Walnut Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Drivers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Drivers is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drivers
  • Mount Vernon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Roaches
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pigeon ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
  • Hickory Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Marlow
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Salem
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dix. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dix.

Newspapers Published in Dix ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 136 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dix.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dix, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dix.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Dix:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dix) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Dix, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.