Sixmile, Alabama
Sixmile, Alabama | |
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| Sixmile Community Center Sixmile Community Center | |
Sixmile, Alabama is located in Alabama Sixmile, Alabama Location within the state of Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 33°00′28″N 87°00′20″W / 33.00789°N 87.00554°WCoordinates: 33°00′28″N 87°00′20″W / 33.00789°N 87.00554°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Bibb |
| Elevation | 354 ft (108 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area codes | 205, 659 |
Sixmile, also spelled Six Mile, is an unincorporated community in Bibb County, Alabama, United States.[1]
History
The community is named for Sixmile Creek and was once home to the Sixmile Academy and a forge. A newspaper, the Bibb Blade, began printing in 1879 in Sixmile.[2]
A post office operated under the name Sixmile from 1857 to 1909.[3]
Geography
Sixmile is located at 33°00′28″N 87°00′20″W / 33.00789°N 87.00554°W
and has an elevation of 354 feet (108 m).[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sixmile
- ↑ Ellison, Rhoda C. (1999). Bibb County, Alabama: The First Hundred Years. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press. p. 79. ISBN 9780817309879. Search this book on
- ↑ "Bibb County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
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