Dixieland, California

For any other use, see Dixieland (disambiguation).

32°47′27″N 115°46′13″W

Dixieland
Unincorporated community
Dixieland was a stop on the San Diego and Arizona Railroad c. 1915.
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Coordinates: 32°47′27″N 115°46′13″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Imperial County
Elevation [1]	−36 ft (−11 m)

Dixieland is an unincorporated community in Imperial County, California.^[1] The name was likely a reference to the Pima cotton fields in the area.^[2] It is located 5 miles (8 km) east of Plaster City on County Route S80,^[3] at an elevation of 36 feet (11 m) below sea level.^[1]

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 6 mi (9.7 km) southwest of Dixieland.^[4] Prior to 1912 there was a wagon bridge in the vicinity.^[5] The Holton interurban from El Centro stopped at Dixieland in 1912.^[6] A post office operated at Dixieland from 1912 to 1935.^[3]

Real estate ad, 1912

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dixieland, California
2. "Imperial Valley 1915" (PDF).
3. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1413-1414. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
4. "Healdsburg Tribune, Enterprise and Scimitar 18 January 1951 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
5. "Slight Damage". Los Angeles Times.
6. "Imperial Valley Press 7 May 1912 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved March 26, 2023.