Welcome to Dixon ...Dixon is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP). Dixon is located in Alger County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Dixon, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911. 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 Note: If you travel west from Dixon, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Area Code for Dixon: 906 Communities Also Named Dixon ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 38 communities that are also named Dixon - they are located in California, Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maryland, 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.
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. Adding Dixon to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Dixon 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 (so far) for Dixon was on a map titled Map of Michigan (from Rand McNally, 1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Dixon. Footnotes ...
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