Dixie, Nicholas County, West Virginia

Dixie, West Virginia
Census-designated place (CDP)
Dixie
Dixie
Coordinates: 38°15′03″N 81°11′35″W / 38.25083°N 81.19306°W / 38.25083; -81.19306Coordinates: 38°15′03″N 81°11′35″W / 38.25083°N 81.19306°W / 38.25083; -81.19306
Country United States
State West Virginia
Counties Fayette and Nicholas
Area[1]
 • Total 0.729 sq mi (1.89 km2)
 • Land 0.729 sq mi (1.89 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 725 ft (221 m)
Population (2010)[2]
 • Total 291
 • Density 400/sq mi (150/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 25059
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1538212[3]

Dixie is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fayette and Nicholas counties, West Virginia, United States. Dixie is located on West Virginia Route 16 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north of Gauley Bridge. Dixie has a post office with ZIP code 25059.[4] As of the 2010 census, its population was 291, with 202 residents in Nicholas County and 89 in Fayette County.[2]

Dixie was settled by people who identified with the Southern United States, hence the name. Peoples known in this area followed James O'Donnelly who in 1873, argued that Catholicism was a truer way of life.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. 1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dixie, Nicholas County, West Virginia
  4. ↑ ZIP Code Lookup Archived June 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 210.


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