Dixon Springs, Tennessee

Dixon Springs, Tennessee
Unincorporated community

Dixona, the home of Tilman Dixon, namesake of Dixon Springs
Dixon Springs, Tennessee
Coordinates: 36°21′32″N 86°03′09″W / 36.35889°N 86.05250°W / 36.35889; -86.05250Coordinates: 36°21′32″N 86°03′09″W / 36.35889°N 86.05250°W / 36.35889; -86.05250
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Smith
Elevation 472 ft (144 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 37057
Area code(s) 615
GNIS feature ID 1306354[1]

Dixon Springs is an unincorporated community in Smith County, Tennessee, United States.[1] The zip code is: 37057.[2]

Once a thriving area between Carthage and Hartsville, the community still has many antebellum homes and significant cemeteries of early settlers in the area, including the grave of Col. William Martin, pioneer of the region and eldest son of General Joseph Martin of Virginia.[3] Dixon Springs was settled prior to 1787 by its namesake, [[Tilman Dixon](June 26, 1750 - April 2, 1816)], Revolutionary War soldier, where his historic home, Dixona, site of the first Smith County court meeting, still stands.

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