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Dixie, Washington County, Oregon

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1936 or 1937, 80 of the attendees chose the name "Dixie" to commemorate the former post office and its postmaster.
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in 1887, with John Dix as the first postmaster. The office was named for the Dix family and not for the
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Former populated places in Washington County, Oregon
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Dixie, Oregon
unincorporated
Washington County
Oregon
Scappoose
U.S. South
"Dixie (historical)"
Geographic Names Information System
United States Geological Survey
United States Department of the Interior




McArthur, Lewis A.
McArthur, Lewis L.
Oregon Geographic Names
Oregon Historical Society
ISBN
978-0875952772
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Washington County, Oregon
County seat
Hillsboro
Cities
Banks
Beaverton

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