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]
45°43′49″N 123°00′19″W / 45.730391°N 123.005385°W
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]
45°43′49″N 123°00′19″W / 45.730391°N 123.005385°W