Place:Dixie, Florida, United States

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NameDixie
Alt namesDixiesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates29.617°N 83.167°W
Located inFlorida, United States     (1921 - )
See alsoLafayette, Florida, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Deserted settlement
Suwanee Old Town
Inhabited place
Broscan
Cross City
Dixietown
Eugene
Fletcher
Hines
Horseshoe Beach
Horseshoe
Jena
Jonesboro
Old Town
Shamrock
Shired Island
Steward City
Suwannee
Yellow Jacket
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Dixie County is a county located in the Big Bend region of the northern part of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,759. Its county seat is Cross City.

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History

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Dixie County was created in 1921 from the southern portion of Lafayette County and named for "Dixie", the common nickname for the southern United States.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1871 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1921 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1921 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1924 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1930 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1930 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1930 6,419
1940 7,018
1950 3,928
1960 4,479
1970 5,480
1980 7,751
1990 10,585
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Dixie County, Florida, United States

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External links

www.dixie-county.com

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