About In 1794, Revolutionary War veteran William Jenkins established a stagecoach inn five miles north of Dixon's present site, on the old Indian Trail between Nashville and St. Louis. This area eventually was established as Dixon, Kentucky, in 1860 when Webster County was also formed. The city was named for Archibald Dixon, Lieutenant Governor and US Senator, and opened its first post office in 1860. Dixon was incorporated in 1861 and is the county seat of Webster County. Presently located at the junction of US Highway 41A and State Route 132, the downtown area has a number of historic homes and a rich history of Civil War skirmishes.