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. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015.

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


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