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Village · Kimball County · Population 187 (2020 census) · ZIP 69133 · Founded 1886 · Peak population 420 (1960)

About Dix

Dix is a village of 187 (2020) in eastern Kimball County, on US 30 (the Lincoln Highway) and the Union Pacific at 4,554 feet, about 9 miles east of Kimball. I-80 exit 29 is just over a mile south by Link 53A. Dix shares Potter-Dix Public Schools with Potter in Cheyenne County: the elementary school is in Dix and the junior and senior high in Potter. Dix is on Mountain Time.

History

Dix began as a Union Pacific siding and was settled in 1886. Its name came from Dixon, Illinois, the former home of an early settler, shortened to avoid confusion with Dixon, Nebraska. In 1890 it was a flag stop with a post office, a general store, a blacksmith and about 25 people; the first postmaster, Henry Vogler, later became county judge. For years, a county history says, the Dix vote practically decided who the county officers would be.

Emory Horrum, who arrived in 1915, platted the 100-acre Horrum Addition and helped organize the Farmers State Bank of Dix. The village was incorporated by 1920 and reached its largest population, 420, in 1960. When longtime depot agent Fred H. Miller retired after 30 years, the depot was taken down; in 1995 Main Street was renamed Miller Street in his honor. The Potter and Dix school districts joined in 1987. The post office closed in 2015 because of building problems and reopened in 2019 in a new portable building. Dix Days returned on the Fourth of July in 2025 after a 14-year break.

Highways and trails through Dix

Route	One way	Other way
US 30The Lincoln Highway, through the village	East past Jacinto to Potter and Sidney	West past Owasco to Kimball
I-80Exit 29, about 1 mi south by Link 53A	East to Potter and Sidney	West to Kimball

Nearby towns

Jacinto	about 4 mi east	US 30
Owasco	about 5 mi west	US 30
Kimball	about 9 mi west	US 30 or I-80
Potter	about 9 mi east	US 30 or I-80
Oliver	about 16 mi west	US 30
Bushnell	about 21 mi west	US 30 or I-80
Sidney	about 28 mi east-southeast	I-80

Things to see

Dix Days on the Fourth of July in Davis Park · the Dix Cemetery by I-80 exit 29, with a memorial to depot agent Fred H. Miller

Events in Dix

Dix Days
Dix's Fourth of July celebration in Davis Park, revived in 2025 after a 14-year break, with a parade, live music and vendors.

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Schools and health care

Schools: Potter-Dix Public Schools: Dix Elementary (PK–6), 304 Horrum St., (308) 682-5226; grades 7–12 at the junior and senior high in Potter

Health care: Nearest hospital: Kimball Health Services, about 9 mi

Sources: U.S. Census; Wikipedia; Grant L. Shumway, History of Western Nebraska and Its People (1921); Nebraska State Gazetteer (1890); Fitzpatrick and Link, Nebraska Place-Names (1960); Who's Who in Nebraska, Kimball County (1940); NEGenWeb Kimball County; National Register nominations; History Nebraska markers; Nebraska Department of Transportation; AARoads; City of Kimball; Kimball County; Western Nebraska Observer; Pine Bluffs Post; South Platte NRD; Highpointers Foundation; school, hospital and library sources; Visit Nebraska. Distances marked "about" are straight-line estimates.