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Unincorporated community in Louisiana, United States
Vixen, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
Vixen, Louisiana is located in LouisianaVixen, LouisianaVixen, LouisianaShow map of LouisianaVixen, Louisiana is located in the United StatesVixen, LouisianaVixen, LouisianaShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 32°14′04″N 92°16′08″W / 32.23444°N 92.26889°W / 32.23444; -92.26889
Country United States
State Louisiana
Area code318

Vixen is an unincorporated community in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, United States.

History

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

References

  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.
Municipalities and communities of Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, United States
Parish seat: Columbia
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