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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 Dixon (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 Dixon. 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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Dixon is located in Pulaski County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pulaski County: Camden, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Phelps & Texas.

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

  • Pulaski County     (The home county of Dixon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dixon, with the one closest to Dixon listed first.
    • Crocker
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Devils Elbow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Saint Robert
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Waynesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Swedeborg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
    • Hawkeye
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
    • Laquey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Laquey is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
    • Richland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloodland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dixon, with the one closest to Dixon listed first.
    • Stoutland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Montreal
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Osage Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Cole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dixon, with the one closest to Dixon listed first.
    • Teal ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Teal is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
    • Saint Thomas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Henley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Henley is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
    • Eugene
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dixon, with the one closest to Dixon listed first.
    • Lecoma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Lecoma is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
    • Lake Spring
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Spring is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
    • Lenox
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lenox is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Laclede County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dixon, with the one closest to Dixon listed first.
    • Abo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Abo is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
    • Winnipeg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
  • Maries County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dixon, with the one closest to Dixon listed first.
    • Brinktown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Brinktown is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinktown
    • Vienna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Vichy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Vichy is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
    • Lindell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lindell is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
    • Paydown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Paydown is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
    • Lanes Prairie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
    • Belle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Miller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dixon, with the one closest to Dixon listed first.
    • Iberia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Elizabeth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ulman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Brumley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Marys Home
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Marys Home is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
    • Tuscumbia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kaiser
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dixon, with the one closest to Dixon listed first.
    • Argyle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Argyle is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
    • Koeltztown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Koeltztown is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
    • Meta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Freeburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Freeburg is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
    • Folk
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Folk is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folk
    • Koenig
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Koenig is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
  • Phelps County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dixon, with the one closest to Dixon listed first.
    • Jerome
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jerome is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Arlington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Arlington is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Doolittle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Doolittle is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
    • Newburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Newburg is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
    • Rolla
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Rolla is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolla <1>
    • Duke
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Duke is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
    • Edgar Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint James
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Beulah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Beulah is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Rosati
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Rosati is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
  • Texas County
    • Sherrill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sherrill is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill

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

Cemeteries Near Dixon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dixon.

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 Dixon - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Egan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • West Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sewell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Decker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Vaughn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gasconade Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ramsey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lipscomb Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Joiner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Teeple Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (241 more) ...
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rose Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Washington Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dixon had a population of 404 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dixon had a population of 1,457 people.

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

  • Franks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Franks is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
  • Hancock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hancock is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Jerome
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jerome is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
  • Arlington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Arlington is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Hayden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hayden is located in Maries County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
  • Crocker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Clementine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Clementine is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementine
  • Newburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Newburg is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
  • Tavern
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Tavern is located in Maries County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern
  • Iberia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Waynesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Swedeborg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Vienna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Van Cleve
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Van Cleve is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Cleve
    • Spring Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Spring Creek is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Dixon ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dixon.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Dixon. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Dixon and those printed in the larger area surrounding Dixon.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> of Dixon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Dixon:

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>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 Dixon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dixon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.