Dixon, South Dakota

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Dixon is an unincorporated community in Gregory County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. [1]

History

Dixon was laid out in 1905, and named after Dixon, Illinois, the native home of a first settler. [2] A post office was established at Dixon in 1905, and remained in operation until 1973. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dixon, South Dakota
  2. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 34.
  3. ↑ "Gregory County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 26, 2015.

43°23′00″N99°28′23″W / 43.38333°N 99.47306°W / 43.38333; -99.47306

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