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==Geography== Dixon County lies at the northeast edge of the state. Its northern boundary line abuts the southern boundary line of the state of [[South Dakota]], across the [[Missouri River]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau|US Census Bureau]], the county has an area of {{convert|483|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|476|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|6.7|sqmi}} (1.4%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_31.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113024152/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_31.txt|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 13, 2013|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=December 6, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> ===Major highways=== {{div col}} * [[File:US 20.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 20 in Nebraska|U.S. Highway 20]] * [[File:N-9.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 9]] * [[File:N-12.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 12]] * [[File:N-15.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 15]] * [[File:N-35.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 35]] * [[File:N-116.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 116]] {{div col end}} ===National protected area=== [[File:MulberryBendMNRR.jpg|thumb|right|View of the [[Missouri River]] from Mulberry Bend Overlook in northwestern Dixon County, near [[Maskell, Nebraska|Maskell]] ([[Missouri National Recreational River]])]] * [[Missouri National Recreational River]] (part) ===State protected area=== * Buckskin Hills State Wildlife Management Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Buckskin+Hills+State+Wildlife+Management+Area,+Newcastle,+NE+68757/@42.629079,-96.9295533,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x878f92bc4a043f9f:0x1c7101e1865fdd0a!2sDixon+County,+NE!3b1!8m2!3d42.4257719!4d-96.8350999!3m4!1s0x878e37893bfe686d:0xaff2be572e3c2363!8m2!3d42.6276383!4d-96.9289642 ''Buckskin Hills State Wildlife Management Area, Newcastle NE'' Google Maps (accessed 19 January 2019)]</ref> * [[Ponca State Park]] * Tarbox Hollow Living Prairie<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tarbox+Hollow+Living+Prairie,+Dixon,+NE+68732/@42.4442722,-96.9316491,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x878f92bc4a043f9f:0x1c7101e1865fdd0a!2sDixon+County,+NE!3b1!8m2!3d42.4257719!4d-96.8350999!3m4!1s0x878e2f66a4776afb:0x12ac400cc9299b02!8m2!3d42.4421407!4d-96.9289642 ''Tarbox Hollow Living Prairie, Dixon NE'' Google Maps (accessed 19 January 2019)]</ref> ===Adjacent counties=== {{div col}} * [[Union County, South Dakota]] - northeast * [[Dakota County, Nebraska|Dakota County]] - east * [[Thurston County, Nebraska|Thurston County]] - southeast * [[Wayne County, Nebraska|Wayne County]] - southwest * [[Cedar County, Nebraska|Cedar County]] - west * [[Clay County, South Dakota]] - northwest {{div col end}}
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