Welcome to Dixon ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dixon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855.

Dixon is 790 feet [241 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: 419 & 567<3>

Communities Also Named Dixon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Dixon: This one is located in Van Wert County and the other is located in Wood County.

Beyond Ohio, 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, North Carolina (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.

Fort Wayne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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- Fort Wayne is located in Allen County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272,398 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Wayne <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fort Wayne
- From Dixon to Fort Wayne
New Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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- New Haven is located in Allen County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,966 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to New Haven
- From Dixon to New Haven
Van Wert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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- Van Wert is located in Van Wert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,614 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Van Wert
- From Dixon to Van Wert
Decatur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Decatur is located in Adams County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,884 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <4>
Paulding
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulding have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Paulding is located in Paulding County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
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Ossian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossian have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
- Ossian is located in Wells County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,370 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossian <4>
Antwerp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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- Antwerp is located in Paulding County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,693 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Antwerp
- From Dixon to Antwerp
Woodburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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- Woodburn is located in Allen County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Woodburn
- From Dixon to Woodburn
Monroeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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- Monroeville is located in Allen County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,360 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Monroeville
- From Dixon to Monroeville
Grabill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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- Grabill is located in Allen County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,164 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grabill <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grabill
- From Dixon to Grabill

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>

From that list, the Dixon post office opened in 1855.

We also found Dixon in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dixon.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Van Wert, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dixon - 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 419 code has been Overlayed with the 567 area code. New phone numbers in the Dixon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 419 or 567. As a result, placing a call in the Dixon 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>	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.
<6>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/