Dixie, Nicholas County, West Virginia
Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States
38°15′03″N 81°11′35″W / 38.25083°N 81.19306°W / 38.25083; -81.19306 (2010)[2]
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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]
The community was named after Dixie, a nickname for the Southern United States, because a share of the first settlers were southerners.[5]
References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dixie, Nicholas County, West Virginia
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup Archived June 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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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Municipalities and communities of Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Fayetteville
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communities
- Agnew
- Alloy
- Alta
- Ames
- Bachman
- Backus
- Beauty
- Beckwith
- Beelick Knob
- Bellwood
- Belva‡
- Beury
- Boone
- Boonesborough
- Bowlin
- Brooklyn
- Bryce
- Cannelton
- Caperton
- Carbondale
- Carlisle
- Chimney Corner
- Claremont
- Clifftop
- Clifty
- Coalfield
- Collinsdale
- Columbia
- Concho
- Corliss
- Cotton Hill
- Crescent
- Crickmer
- Danese
- Dempsey
- Derryhale
- Dewitt
- Dimmock
- Divide
- Donwood‡
- Dothan
- Dubree
- Dunloup
- Eagle
- East Kingston
- Edmond
- Elkridge
- Elverton
- Export
- Fayette
- Finlow
- Gamoca
- Gaymont
- Glade
- Grayden
- Greenstown
- Hamilton
- Harewood
- Harvey
- Hemlock
- Hilton Village
- Honeydew
- Hopewell
- Ingram Branch
- Jenky
- Jodie
- Kanawha Falls
- Keeneys Creek
- Kilsyth
- Kingston
- Landisburg
- Lansing
- Laurel Creek
- Lawton
- Layland
- Leander
- Lee
- Lick Fork
- Lively
- Lochgelly
- Long Branch
- Lookout
- Lucas
- MacDonald
- Mahan
- Maplewood
- Marting
- Marvel
- Maywood
- McDunn
- McKendree
- Meadow Fork
- Medo
- Midway
- Milburn
- Montgomery Heights
- Mossy
- Mount Olive
- Mulvane
- Nallen‡
- Newlyn
- Newtown
- North Page
- Oak Ridge
- Old Gauley
- Packs Branch
- Pine Grove
- Price Hill‡
- Prudence
- Quinnimont
- Ramsey
- Ravenseye
- Red Spring
- Redstar
- Robson
- Romont
- Roseville
- Rush Run
- Russellville
- Salem
- Sanger
- Sewell
- Shawver‡
- Spring Dale
- Stone Cliff
- Sturgeon Branch
- Summerlee
- Sun
- Sunnyside
- Surbaugh
- Thayer
- Turkey Knob
- Vanetta
- Victor
- Westerly
- Whipple
- Willis Branch
- Wingrove
- Winona
- Wriston
- Wyndal
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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