▁River ▁to ▁near ▁East ▁St . ▁Louis ▁on ▁the ▁Mississippi . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁first ▁sett lers ▁around ▁D ix ▁were ▁two ▁brothers ▁named ▁Andrew s ▁( Ar ba ▁and ▁Nelson ? ), ▁who ▁came ▁from ▁Rome , ▁New ▁York , ▁around ▁ 1 8 3 0 . ▁One ▁of ▁them ▁established ▁a ▁post ▁office ▁called ▁" J ord an ' s ▁Pra irie ", ▁the ▁name ▁already ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁grass land ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁Later ▁he ▁pl atted ▁out ▁a ▁village , ▁which ▁he ▁called ▁" R ome ", ▁after ▁his ▁home ▁town ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁The ▁post ▁office ▁was ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁village ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 , ▁and ▁the ▁name ▁changed . ▁ ▁Hir am ▁Mil burn ▁of ▁K ell , ▁Illinois , ▁moved ▁to ▁Rome ▁between ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁and ▁ 1 8 5 5 . ▁Mil burn ▁built ▁a ▁store house ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁and ▁a ▁hotel ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 . ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁during ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁hotel , ▁a ▁wind ▁ble w ▁the ▁structure ▁down ▁into ▁a ▁p ile , ▁while ▁two ▁men ▁were ▁on ▁the ▁jo ists , ▁but ▁nobody ▁was ▁hurt . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁Mil burn ▁purchased ▁Le ut y ' s ▁Mill ▁and ▁moved ▁it ▁to ▁Rome . ▁ ▁Although ▁Rome ▁Township ▁still ▁exists , ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁post ▁office ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁" D ix " ▁in ▁ 1 8