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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Dixie (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Dixie. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Dixie is located in Walla Walla County.

To see how the shape of Washington's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Walla Walla County: Umatilla (OR), Benton, Columbia & Franklin.

Below are the counties that are near Dixie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dixie:

  • Walla Walla County     (The home county of Dixie)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dixie, with the one closest to Dixie listed first.
    • Kibler
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibler
      • Kibler is located in Walla Walla County
    • Waitsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Walla Walla
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • College Place
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Prescott
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prescott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
      • Prescott is located in Walla Walla County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Garrett
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
      • Garrett is located in Walla Walla County
    • Mojonnier
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mojonnier
      • Mojonnier is located in Walla Walla County
    • Calhounville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhounville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhounville
      • Calhounville is located in Walla Walla County
    • Rulo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rulo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
      • Rulo is located in Walla Walla County
    • Paddock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
      • Paddock is located in Walla Walla County
    • Lowden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Clyde
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Clyde is located in Walla Walla County
    • Tompkins
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
      • Tompkins is located in Walla Walla County
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dixie, with the one closest to Dixie listed first.
    • Huntsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
      • Huntsville is located in Columbia County
    • Menoken
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
      • Menoken is located in Columbia County
    • Dayton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Relief
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Relief have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
      • Relief is located in Columbia County
    • Delaney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
      • Delaney is located in Columbia County
    • Starbuck
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Grange City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grange City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange City
      • Grange City is located in Columbia County
  • Umatilla County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dixie, with the one closest to Dixie listed first.
    • Calhounville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhounville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhounville
      • Calhounville is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Milton - Freewater
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton - Freewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton - Freewater
      • Milton - Freewater is located in Umatilla County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,052 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton - Freewater <1>
    • Umapine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umapine
      • Umapine is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Blue Mountain
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
      • Blue Mountain is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Tollgate
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
      • Tollgate is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Weston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Umatilla County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <1>
    • Bingham Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Springs
      • Bingham Springs is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Athena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athena
      • Athena is located in Umatilla County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athena <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dixie, see our County-by-County Page for Dixie.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Dixie ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dixie.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Dixie. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Dixie and those printed in the larger area surrounding Dixie.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> of Dixie.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Dixie:

Cemeteries Near Dixie ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dixie.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dixie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dixie, with the one closest to Dixie listed first.

  • Bundy Hollow Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bundy Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bundy Hollow Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ft. Walla Walla Military Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Walla Walla Military Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Walla Walla Military Cemetery
  • Blue Mtn. Memorial Garden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Mtn. Memorial Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Mtn. Memorial Garden
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Ivy Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ivy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivy Cemetery
  • Bowlus Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowlus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowlus Cemetery
  • Valley Chapel Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Chapel Cemetery
  • Ford Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Old City Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old City Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pioneer Memorial Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Memorial Park
    • Covello Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Covello Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Covello Cemetery
    • Hyatt Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hyatt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hyatt Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dixie had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Dixie, with the one closest to Dixie listed first.

  • Gilliam
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilliam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
    • Gilliam is located in Walla Walla County
  • Coppei
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coppei have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppei
    • Coppei is located in Walla Walla County
  • Waitsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Valley Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove
    • Valley Grove is located in Walla Walla County
  • Walla Walla
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Menoken
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
    • Menoken is located in Columbia County
  • Huntsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
    • Huntsville is located in Columbia County
  • Hadley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
    • Hadley is located in Walla Walla County
  • Berryman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berryman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
    • Berryman is located in Walla Walla County
  • Prescott
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prescott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
    • Prescott is located in Walla Walla County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Spofford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spofford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spofford
    • Spofford is located in Umatilla County (OR)
  • Dayton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Climax
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
      • Climax is located in Walla Walla County
    • Rulo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rulo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
      • Rulo is located in Walla Walla County
    • Alto
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Alto is located in Columbia County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dixie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dixie.

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

The official website for Walla Walla County: www.co.walla-walla.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dixie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dixie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1410, Longitude: -118.1529    
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dixie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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