Welcome to Dix ...
Dix is located in Oneida County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dix, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.
Dix is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Dix lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Dix: 315 & 680<3>
Communities Also Named Dix ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Dix - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Quebec and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dix.
Communities near Dix ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dix.
- Utica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oneida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Trenton is located in Oneida County
- Canastota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Whitesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Whitesboro is located in Oneida County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,582 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesboro <4>
- New York Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sherrill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Camden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Dix. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dix.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dix. 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 Dix.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dix. See our Newspapers Page for Dix.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dix ...
Looking for more information about Dix? 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 Dix, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dix.
Adding Dix to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dix 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 Dix was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Dix post office opened in 1875.
We also found Dix in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dix.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Oneida, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dix - 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 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Dix area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Dix 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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |