Mix, Louisiana

Mix, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
Historic Mix Store and Post Office
Historic Mix Store and Post Office
Mix, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
Mix, Louisiana
Mix, Louisiana
Mix, Louisiana is located in the United States
Mix, Louisiana
Mix, Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°39′28″N 91°29′06″W / 30.65778°N 91.48500°W / 30.65778; -91.48500
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishPointe Coupee
Elevation
39 ft (12 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
70760
Area code225
GNIS feature ID543480[1]
FIPS code22-40700

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.

Etymology

The 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

  1. ^ "Mix". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Lockhart, John M. "Roadmap to the Westside", The Riverside Reader Archived 2012-12-14 at the Wayback Machine, January 21, 2008, p. 5


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