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Dixie County was created
in 1921 from the southern regions of Lafayette County. The name honors
the lyric designation of the South. The original county seat was Old
Town, later moved to Cross City. Two roads crossed here at a village
originally as Hitchcock. There are few historic structures in Dixie
County.
The County fronts on the Gulf of Mexico but it does The region is a
favorite with deer, turkey and wild pig hunters tourists. Dixie's largest
private employers are timber companies. The major road into the county
is US 19 and air service is available 60 miles to the east at Gainesville
Regional Airport. The county's history includes a battle at Old Town
on US 19, where Chief Billy Bowlegs met up with Andrew Jackson during
Indian Wars . Old Town was the site of a factory where Spanish moss
was turned into furniture and mattresses
The current courthouse, which sits a few blocks east of U. S. 19, is
a modern one-
"Dixie " is a common
nickname for the Southern United States.
Dixie County was formed in 1921 from Lafayette County. The
County fronts on the Gulf of Mexico but it does The region
is a favorite with deer, turkey and wild pig hunters
tourists. Dixie's largest private employers are timber
companies. The major road into the county is US 19 and air
service is available 60 miles to the east at Gainesville
Regional Airport. The county's history includes a
battle at Old Town on US 19, where Chief Billy Bowlegs met
up with Andrew Jackson during Indian Wars . Old Town was
the site of a factory where Spanish moss was turned into
furniture and mattresses
Cities and towns
Cross City
Horseshoe Beach
Old Town
Unincorporated
Clara (shared with Taylor County)
Eugene
Hines
Jonesboro
Shamrock
Shired Island
Suwanee
Yellow Jacket
Cross City,
Dixie County -- Two public roads crossed at
this point, one coming from Perry to old Archer and the
other from Branford to Horseshoe. W.H. Mathis, who decided
on the name, wanted the location to be thought of as more
than just crossroads. It is the County Seat
City Of Hawkinsville - sunken steamboat in the Suwannee
River near Old Town, one of the Florida Underwater
Archaeological Preserves
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