Dixieland, California Explained

32.7908°N -115.7703°W

Dixieland
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
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Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in California
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:California
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Imperial County
Coordinates:32.7908°N -115.7703°W
Elevation M:-11
Elevation Ft:-36

Dixieland is an unincorporated community in Imperial County, California. The name was likely a reference to the Pima cotton fields in the area.[1] It is located 5miles east of Plaster City on County Route S80, at an elevation of 36 feet (11 m) below sea level.

Las Pozas de Santa Rosa de las Lajas (the Wells of Saint Rose of the Flat Rocks), identified by Juan Bautista de Anza on his first expedition into California, were located southwest of Dixieland.[2] Prior to 1912 there was a wagon bridge in the vicinity.[3] The Holton interurban from El Centro stopped at Dixieland in 1912.[4] A post office operated at Dixieland from 1912 to 1935.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Imperial Valley 1915 .
  2. Web site: Healdsburg Tribune, Enterprise and Scimitar 18 January 1951 — California Digital Newspaper Collection . 2023-03-26 . cdnc.ucr.edu.
  3. News: Slight Damage . Los Angeles Times .
  4. Web site: Imperial Valley Press 7 May 1912 — California Digital Newspaper Collection . 2023-03-26 . cdnc.ucr.edu.