Editing Dix, Illinois (section)

==Geography==
Dix is located in northern Jefferson County at {{coord|38|26|26|N|88|56|33|W|type:city}} (38.440676, -88.942463).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[Illinois Route 37]] is the village's Main Street, leading south {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Mount Vernon, Illinois|Mount Vernon]], the [[county seat]], and north {{convert|13|mi}} to [[Salem, Illinois|Salem]]. [[Interstate 57]] passes through the western side of the village, with access from Exit 103. I-57 leads south {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Interstate 64]] at Mount Vernon and north {{Convert|55|mi}} to [[Interstate 70]] at [[Effingham, Illinois|Effingham]].

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Dix has a total area of {{convert|2.08|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|2.07|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 99.52%) is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 0.48%) is water.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |author=US Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=Census.gov}}</ref> Dix is located on high ground that marks the boundary between the [[Big Muddy River]] and its tributary, [[Casey Creek (Illinois)|Casey Creek]].

Today Dix is an exit on Interstate 57, a major north–south roadway. When it was founded, however, it was on the Goshen Road, which was the main east–west road in Illinois, running from [[Old Shawneetown, Illinois|Old Shawneetown]] on the [[Ohio River]] to near [[East St. Louis, Illinois|East St. Louis]] on the [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]].