Dixie, Brooks County, Georgia

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Dixie, Georgia
Unincorporated community
Dixie Post Office
Dixie Post Office
Dixie, Georgia is located in Georgia
Dixie, Georgia
Dixie, Georgia
Coordinates: 30°47′09″N 83°39′52″W / 30.78583°N 83.66444°W / 30.78583; -83.66444Coordinates: 30°47′09″N 83°39′52″W / 30.78583°N 83.66444°W / 30.78583; -83.66444
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyBrooks
Elevation
167 ft (51 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31629
Area code(s)229
GNIS feature ID355505[1]

Dixie is an unincorporated community in Brooks County, Georgia, United States. Dixie is located near U.S. Route 84, 6.2 miles (10.0 km) west of Quitman. Dixie has a post office with ZIP code 31629.[2][3]

History[]

Dixie had its start in 1861 when the railroad was extended to that point.[4] The community was named from Dixie, a nickname for the southeastern United States.[4] A post office called Dixie has been in operation since 1879.[5] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1908 as the "Town of Dixie".[6] The town's municipal charter was dissolved in 1995.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Dixie". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 62. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  5. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  6. ^ Acts and Resolutons of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. State printer. 1908. p. 593.


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