Physical Characteristics. Dixie County is west of Gainesville. It is bordered on the west by the Gulf of Mexico and Taylor County and on the north by Lafayette County. On the east, it is separated from Levy and Gilchrist counties by the Suwannee River. The county has 701.29 square miles of land and 25.50 square miles of water for a total of 726.79 square miles. The average January temperature is 55.2 degrees Fahrenheit, and the average August temperature is 81.4 degrees Fahrenheit. The average annual rainfall is 58.20 inches.
History. Dixie County was established from Lafayette County in 1921 and named for the nickname of the South. Andrew Jackson defeated Seminole Chief Billy Bowlegs at Old Town in Dixie County.
