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Welcome to Aix ...

Aix is located in Jasper County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aix, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Aix is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Aix lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Aix (for example, toward Medaryville), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Aix: 219

Communities Also Named Aix ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Aix - they are located in Ohio, South Carolina and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Aix.

Communities near Aix ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Aix.

  • Rensselaer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • DeMotte
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • DeMotte is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMotte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
    • DeMotte has also been known as:
    • De Motte
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeMotte <3>
  • Hebron
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Monon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Remington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Morocco
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brook
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wheatfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Francesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Medaryville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Aix. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aix.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Aix. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aix.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Aix. See our Newspapers Page for Aix.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aix ...

Looking for more information about Aix? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Aix, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Aix.

Adding Aix to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Aix in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Aix was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Aix post office opened in 1892. The Aix post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aix.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Jasper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Aix - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/