Welcome to Dixon ...

Dixon is located in Onslow County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dixon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Dixon is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dixon: 910 & 472<3>

Communities Also Named Dixon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Dixon: This one is located in Onslow County and the other is located in Cleveland County.

Beyond North Carolina, 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, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska, New Mexico, 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.

• Jacksonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Onslow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
• Holly Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
  • Holly Ridge is located in Onslow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,092 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Ridge <4>
• Surf City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surf City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf City
  • Surf City is located in Onslow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surf City <4>
• North Topsail Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Topsail Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topsail Beach
  • North Topsail Beach is located in Onslow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Topsail Beach <4>
• Topsail Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsail Beach
  • Topsail Beach is located in Pender County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topsail Beach <4>
• Sneads Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sneads Ferry
  • Sneads Ferry is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sneads Ferry <4>
• Peru
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Peru is located in Onslow County
• Ocean City Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean City Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City Beach
  • Ocean City Beach is located in Onslow County
• Watkins Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watkins Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Village
  • Watkins Village is located in Onslow County
• Midway Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Park
  • Midway Park is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway Park <4>

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 for Dixon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Dixon post office opened in 1895.

We also found Dixon on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dixon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dixon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Onslow County: www.co.onslow.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/