Discovering Dix, Texas: A Historical Overview


By: Laurie E. Jasinski

Published: June 8, 2004

The community of Dix is located near the southern boundary of Martin County on Farm Road 829 and just off Interstate 20, five miles southwest of Stanton. The village probably began as a stop on the Texas and Pacific Railway (later the Missouri Pacific line). In 1936 Dix consisted of some businesses, farms, and a church. Highway maps still depicted the hamlet in the 1990s, but no population figures were available.

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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.

Laurie E. Jasinski, “Dix, TX,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed March 09, 2026, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/dix-tx.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

TID: HRD79

June 8, 2004

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Place
Dix
Currently Exists
No
Place Type
Town
USGS ID
1378214
Town Fields
  • Has post office: No
  • Is Incorporated: No
Belongs to
  • Martin County
Coordinates
  • Latitude: 32.10123360°
  • Longitude: -101.86541050°

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