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Welcome to Trixie ...

Trixie is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trixie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1931.

Trixie is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Trixie lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Trixie: 606

Communities near Trixie ...

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

  • Beattyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Manchester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • McKee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Annville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Booneville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Buckhorn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Mistletoe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
  • Oneida
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Oneida is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
  • Ricetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ricetown is located in Owsley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
  • Island City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Island City is located in Owsley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City

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 Trixie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Trixie.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Trixie. 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 Trixie.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trixie ...

Looking for more information about Trixie? 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 Trixie, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Trixie.

Adding Trixie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Trixie 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 Trixie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Trixie post office opened in 1931. The Trixie post office closed in 1966.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trixie.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Trixie - 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/