Vixen, Louisiana

Vixen, Louisiana
Vixen, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
	Vixen, Louisiana Vixen, Louisiana
	Coordinates: 32°14′04″N 92°16′08″W / 32.23444°N 92.26889°W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Area code	318

Vixen is an unincorporated community in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, United States.^[1]

History

An early variant name was "Maud".^[1] A post office called Maud was established in 1880, the name was changed to Vixen in 1898, and the post office closed in 1928.^[2] The origin of the name "Vixen" is obscure.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vixen
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. pp. 141–143.

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[GNIS-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vixen

[2] "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.

[3] Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. pp. 141–143.

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