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Welcome to Mix ...

Mix is located in Pointe Coupee Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mix, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Mix is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Mix: 225

Communities Also Named Mix ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Mix - they are located in North Carolina and Ohio.

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

Communities near Mix ...

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

  • Zachary
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <3>
  • New Roads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Francisville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Livonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Livonia is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <3>
  • Krotz Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Melville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Maringouin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Fordoche
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosedale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Grosse Tete
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mix ...

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

Adding Mix to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mix post office opened in 1904. The Mix post office closed in 1973.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mix.

Footnotes ...

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