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2016 Map of Dixon

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Dixon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Dixon serves as a central hub for this portion of Webster County, situated at a junction where local life revolves around City Lake and the nearby Oak Grove Cem. The landscape is a network of drainage ditches and winding waterways, including Highland Cr and the complex channels of Lynn Fork, Jackson Ditch, and Colman Ditch. These managed watercourses highlight the region's agricultural history and the necessity of land reclamation for farming.

Smaller rural clusters like Tilden, Poole, and Wanamaker are connected by a web of family-named roads such as Beckley Osborne Rd and Monroe Gibson Rd. Genealogists will find significant value in the scattered burial grounds, including Cavena Cem and Townsend Cem, which anchor the local history of these unincorporated communities. The area between Little Zion and Free Union remains defined by its creeks and narrow valleys, reflecting a persistent pattern of rural Kentucky settlement.