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Welcome to Dixie ...

Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dixie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Dixie is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dixie: 704 & 980<3>

Communities Also Named Dixie ...

While we believe that this Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County, we know of another 2 North Carolina communities named Dixie. Those communities are located in the following counties: Scotland and Wilson County.

Beyond North Carolina, 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), Missouri, Nevada (2), 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.

  • Charlotte
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Gastonia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Rock Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Huntersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Indian Trail
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Matthews
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cornelius
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Mint Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Fort Mill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Harrisburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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 (so far) for Dixie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dixie post office opened in 1885. The Dixie post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dixie.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Mecklenburg, 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 704 code has been Overlayed with the 980 area code. New phone numbers in the Dixie area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/