Welcome to Hixville ...
Hixville is located in Bristol County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hixville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
Hixville is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hixville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Hixville: 508 & 774<3>
Communities near Hixville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hixville.
- New Bedford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- New Bedford is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to New Bedford
- From Hixville to New Bedford
- Fall River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fall River
- From Hixville to Fall River
- Taunton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Taunton
- From Hixville to Taunton
- East Providence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
- East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to East Providence
- From Hixville to East Providence
- Dartmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Middleborough
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Middleborough
- From Hixville to Middleborough
- Newport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Newport County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Newport
- From Hixville to Newport
- Wareham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Bristol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Somerset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Somerset is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Somerset
- From Hixville to Somerset
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 Hixville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hixville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hixville. 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 Hixville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hixville. See our Newspapers Page for Hixville.
Adding Hixville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hixville 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 for Hixville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Hixville post office opened in 1881.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hixville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hixville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Bristol, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hixville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 508 code has been Overlayed with the 774 area code. New phone numbers in the Hixville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the Hixville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |