Dixon Springs, Tennessee
| Dixon Springs, Tennessee | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
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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°WCoordinates: 36°21′32″N 86°03′09″W / 36.35889°N 86.05250°W | |
| 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.
References
- 1 2 "Dixon Springs, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- ↑ William Martin Cemetery, Cato, Trousdale County, Tennessee, ancestry.com
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