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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 Dixie (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 Dixie. 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 hospitals 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.

Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mecklenburg County: Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Union, Lancaster (SC) & York (SC).

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

  • Mecklenburg County     (The home county of Dixie)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dixie, with the one closest to Dixie listed first.
    • Dalton Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
    • Pinecrest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
    • Yorkmont
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
    • Biddleville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
    • Wilmore
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
    • Paw Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
    • Chateau Woods
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
    • Charlotte
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Greenville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Belmont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Chantilly
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Chantilly is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
    • Pineville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cabarrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dixie, with the one closest to Dixie listed first.
    • Cannon Crossroads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
      • Cannon Crossroads has also been known as:
      • Cannon Cross Roads
      • Cannon's Crossroads
      • Wallace Cross Roads
      • Wallace Crossroads
    • Harrisburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Poplar Tent
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
    • Tulin ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
    • Midland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Concord
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fisher Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
    • Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
    • Georgeville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
  • Catawba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dixie, with the one closest to Dixie listed first.
    • Killian Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
    • Lake Norman of Catawba
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Terrell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Olivers Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
    • Sherrills Ford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Drums Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
    • Maiden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Providence Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
  • Cleveland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dixie, with the one closest to Dixie listed first.
    • Kings Mountain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • White Plains
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • White Plains is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Elbethel ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
    • Grover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Stony Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Durbro ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Durbro is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
    • Waco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Waco is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
    • Light Oak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
    • Pleasant Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Stubbs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
    • Elizabeth City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
  • Gaston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dixie, with the one closest to Dixie listed first.
    • Brown Town
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Brown Town is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
    • Belmont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Catawba ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Catawba is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
    • Cramerton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • McAdenville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Holly
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lowell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodland ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodland is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Begonia ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Begonia is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
    • Smyre
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Smyre is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
    • Spencer Mountain
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
      • Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
    • Ranlo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ranlo is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
  • Iredell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dixie, with the one closest to Dixie listed first.
    • Mayhew
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Mayhew is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
    • Mount Mourne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
    • Doolie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Doolie is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
    • Mooresville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Shepherds
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Shepherds is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dixie, with the one closest to Dixie listed first.
    • Lowesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
    • Machpelah
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
    • Triangle ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Triangle is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
    • Iron Station
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
    • Westport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Westport is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Denver
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Boger City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Boger City is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
    • Crouse
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Crouse is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
    • Lincolnton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Rowan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dixie, with the one closest to Dixie listed first.
    • Enochville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Enochville is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
    • Kannapolis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Harts ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Harts is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
    • North Kannapolis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kannapolis
    • Corriher Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Corriher Heights is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriher Heights
    • Five Points
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Five Points is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Landis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Stanly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dixie, with the one closest to Dixie listed first.
    • Locust
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Stanfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dixie, with the one closest to Dixie listed first.
    • Marvin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Marvin is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
    • White Oak
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • White Oak is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • Stallings
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Indian Trail
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hemby Bridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Hemby Bridge is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
    • Lake Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Park is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
    • Wesley Chapel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Waxhaw
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mineral Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Fairview is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
    • Jaars
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jaars is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
    • Monroe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherokee County (SC)
  • Chester County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dixie, with the one closest to Dixie listed first.
    • Edgemoor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Smith
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Smith is located in Chester County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
    • Lando
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Lancaster County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dixie, with the one closest to Dixie listed first.
    • Camp Cox
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
    • Colonial Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Indian Land
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Van Wyck
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Springdell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Springdell is located in Lancaster County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdell
    • Riverside
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Riverside is located in Lancaster County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • York County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dixie, with the one closest to Dixie listed first.
    • Lake Wylie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Tega Cay
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Fort Mill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Riverview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Riverview is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • India Hook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • India Hook is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
    • Bowling Green
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Clover
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Clover is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clover <1>
    • Newport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Newport is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Rock Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Filbert
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Filbert is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
    • Zadok ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Zadok is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
    • Lesslie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Lesslie is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie

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

Cemeteries Near Dixie ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dixie.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dixie, with the one closest to Dixie 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Dixie had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Arlington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Arlington is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Steel Creek ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Steel Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Creek
  • Paw Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
  • Belmont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hebron ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hebron is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Mount Holly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Charlotte
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Martindale ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Martindale is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
  • McAdenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Begonia ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Begonia is located in Gaston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
  • Mountain Island
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mountain Island is located in Gaston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Island
  • Pineville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Lowell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Eastfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Eastfield is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastfield
    • Sardis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sardis is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis

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

Newspapers Published in Dixie ...

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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dixie.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dixie, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dixie.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Dixie:

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>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 Dixie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Dixie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.