Mix, Louisiana Explained

Official Name:Mix, Louisiana
Pushpin Map:Louisiana#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Louisiana
Subdivision Type2:Parish
Subdivision Name2:Pointe Coupee
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:39
Coordinates:30.6578°N -91.485°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:70760
Area Code:225
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:543480
Blank1 Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Info:22-40700

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.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Lockhart, John M. "Roadmap to the Westside", The Riverside Reader , January 21, 2008, p. 5