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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Dix came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Dix in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Dix. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Dix data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

 

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Dix:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1915-1916)

Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Dix is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Dix in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Dix for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Dix. See our Misc Page for Dix for more information.


Railroad Mentions of Dix:

Dix was mentioned in the following schedules:

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950)

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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