6 5 . ▁There ▁was ▁and ▁still ▁is ▁another ▁Rome , ▁Illinois , ▁and ▁the ▁Post al ▁Service ▁ins isted ▁that ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁this ▁village ▁be ▁changed . ▁The ▁community ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Rome ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁was ▁not ▁leg ally ▁changed ▁to ▁D ix ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁several ▁stories ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁" D ix ". ▁One ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁renamed ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Gen . ▁John ▁Adams ▁D ix . ▁At ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁War , ▁Gen . ▁D ix ▁sent ▁a ▁tele gram ▁to ▁his ▁agents ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans ▁stating : ▁" If ▁any ▁man ▁pull s ▁down ▁the ▁American ▁flag , ▁shoot ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁spot ." ▁Although ▁the ▁tele gram ▁was ▁intercept ed ▁by ▁Confeder ate ▁agents ▁and ▁never ▁reached ▁its ▁intended ▁recip ient , ▁the ▁text ▁reached ▁the ▁press , ▁and ▁Gen . ▁D ix ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁hero es ▁in ▁the ▁North . ▁ ▁D ix ▁is ▁served ▁by ▁the ▁Nor folk ▁Southern ▁Railway . ▁This ▁was ▁built ▁around ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁The ▁rail ▁line ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁area ▁and ▁turns ▁sout heast ▁at ▁D ix . ▁It ▁follows ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁Case y ▁Creek ▁down ▁to ▁M t . ▁Vern on . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0