History · Dixon

Dixon’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Dixon Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 568 people in the township.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 567 people in 2010, 568 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1938.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Dixon yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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National Register of Historic Places

1 historic place in Dixon

1 place in Dixon is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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In Ohioby listings · most towns there have none
1place listed1 other
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
0historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1976first listedHarshman Covered Bridge

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When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

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