Dixie, Washington County, Oregon

For other places with the same name, see Dixie, Oregon.

Dixie is an unincorporated historic community in Washington County, Oregon, United States.[1] Dixie post office was established five or six miles southwest of Scappoose in 1887, with John Dix as the first postmaster.[2] The office was named for the Dix family and not for the U.S. South.[2] The office closed in 1924, but when real estate was being sold in the area in 1933, a name for the locality was needed for marketing reasons.[2] When a vote was held at a community picnic circa 1936 or 1937, 80 of the attendees chose the name "Dixie" to commemorate the former post office and its postmaster.[2]

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1. ^ "Dixie (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. May 22, 1986. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
2. ^ a b c d McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 293–294\. ISBN 978-0875952772.293-294&rft.edition=7th&rft.pub=Oregon+Historical+Society+Press&rft.date=2003&rft.isbn=978-0875952772&rft.aulast=McArthur&rft.aufirst=Lewis+A.&rft.au=McArthur,+Lewis+L.&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Dixie,+Washington+County,+Oregon" class="Z3988">

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Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Oregon, United States

County seat: Hillsboro

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* Dixie
* Glencoe
* Greenville
* Thatcher

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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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