Welcome to Dixon ...

Dixon is located in Wyoming County<1>.

The location of Dixon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dixon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Dixon is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Dixon: (570)

Communities Also Named Dixon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, 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.

• Scranton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <4>
• Dunmore
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
  • Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <4>
• Old Forge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
  • Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <4>
• Pittston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
  • Pittston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittston <4>
• Archbald
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archbald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbald
  • Archbald is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbald <4>
• Blakely
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely
  • Blakely is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakely <4>
• Taylor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
• Moosic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
  • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <4>
• Dickson City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson City
  • Dickson City is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson City <4>
• Exeter
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
  • Exeter is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <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.<5>

From that list, the Dixon post office opened in 1868.

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.

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 State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/