Dixon, Indiana and Ohio

Dixon is an unincorporated community in Allen County, Indiana and Van Wert County, Ohio.[1]

History

Dixon was laid out around 1854.[2] A post office was established on the town's Ohio side in 1855, where it was in operation until 1958.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dixon, Indiana and Ohio
  2. Gilliland, Thaddeus Stephens (1906). History of Van Wert County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Windmill Publications. p. 185.
  3. "Van Wert County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 13 December 2015.

Coordinates: 40°57′0″N 84°48′11″W / 40.95000°N 84.80306°W / 40.95000; -84.80306


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