The office was named for the Dix family and not for the U.S. South .
Dixie post office was established five or six miles southwest of Scappoose in 1887 , with John Dix as the first postmaster .
The office was named for the John Dix family and not for the U.S. South .
Dixie post office was established five or six miles southwest of Scappoose in 1887 , with John Dix as the first postmaster .