Welcome to Dixie ...
Dixie is located in Callaway County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dixie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
Dixie is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Dixie lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Dixie: 573 & 235<3>
Communities Also Named Dixie ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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), Nevada (2), North Carolina (3), Ohio, Ontario (2), Oregon (3), 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.
- Jefferson City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Jefferson City is located in Callaway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
- Jefferson City has also been known as:
- Jeff City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <4>
- Fulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Holts Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,031 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
- Wardsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Linn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
- Linn is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn <4>
- Saint Martins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Martins have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Saint Martins is located in Cole County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Taos
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taos have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- New Bloomfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomfield
- New Bloomfield is located in Callaway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bloomfield <4>
- Chamois
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dixie ...
Looking for more information about Dixie? 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 Dixie, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dixie.
Adding Dixie to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dixie 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 for Dixie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Dixie post office opened in 1892.
We also found Dixie on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dixie.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Callaway, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dixie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Dixie area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Dixie area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |