Dixie is an unincorporated historic community in Grant County, Oregon, United States. It was a station on the Sumpter Valley Railway near Dixie Summit. The station was named for Dixie Creek, a tributary of the John Day River near Prairie City. The creek was named for the many gold miners from the U.S. South (nicknamed "Dixie") who worked claims on the creek.
References
- "Dixie (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. May 22, 1986. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) . Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 293. ISBN 978-0875952772.
44°32′00″N 118°34′39″W / 44.533214°N 118.577446°W / 44.533214; -118.577446
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| County seat: Canyon City | ||
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