Welcome to Dixon ...

Dixon is located in Allen County<1>.

Dixon is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Dixon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Dixon: 260

Communities Also Named Dixon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Dixon: This one is located in Allen County and the other is located in Greene County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 38 communities that are also named Dixon - they are located in California, Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska, New Mexico, 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.

• Fort Wayne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wayne
  • Fort Wayne is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Wayne <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fort Wayne
  • From Dixon to Fort Wayne
• New Haven
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Haven
  • From Dixon to New Haven
• Van Wert
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
  • Van Wert is located in Van Wert County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Wert <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Van Wert
  • From Dixon to Van Wert
• Decatur
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <3>
• Paulding
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulding have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
  • Paulding is located in Paulding County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paulding <3>
• Ossian
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossian have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
  • Ossian is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossian <3>
• Antwerp
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antwerp
  • Antwerp is located in Paulding County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antwerp <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Antwerp
  • From Dixon to Antwerp
• Woodburn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
  • Woodburn is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Woodburn
  • From Dixon to Woodburn
• Monroeville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Monroeville is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Monroeville
  • From Dixon to Monroeville
• Grabill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grabill
  • Grabill is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grabill <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grabill
  • From Dixon to Grabill

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.

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