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Dixie

Ghost town · Washington County, Oregon

Gales Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500)
Gales Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dixie is a ghost town in Washington County, Oregon, recorded as former station on the Sumpter Valley Railway in Grant County, Oregon. It is one of 6 former communities in Washington County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 24th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dixie as a historical populated place on the Meacham Corner topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 45.7304° N, 123.0054° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMeacham Corner
Elevation1,640 ft
Nearest living townScappoose, OR
Distance to it6.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1130235
Coordinates45.73039, -123.00539

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What's there now

Dixie is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Scappoose, OR (population 8,099), about 6.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,640 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Dixie?

Dixie is in Washington County, Oregon, at 45.7304, -123.0054.

How many ghost towns are in Washington County?

Washington County, Oregon has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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