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Mix is an unincorporated community in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is the home of the Parlange Plantation House, a National Historic Landmark and the Mix Store and Post Office, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located along Louisiana Highway 1, south of New Roads.
Mix, Louisiana | |
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Coordinates: 30°39′28″N 91°29′06″W / 30.65778°N 91.48500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Pointe Coupee |
Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 70760 |
Area code | 225 |
GNIS feature ID | 543480[1] |
FIPS code | 22-40700 |
Etymology
editThe community was named after Alexander Mix. Mix had been a professor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when he relocated to Pointe Coupee Parish. Mix introduced cotton to the area in 1802. In 1904, Mix's grandson, Thomas Mix, became the community's first postmaster. The post office was closed after World War II.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Mix". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Lockhart, John M. "Roadmap to the Westside", The Riverside Reader Archived 2012-12-14 at the Wayback Machine, January 21, 2008, p. 5