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Vixen, Louisiana

Coordinates: 32°14′04″N 92°16′08″W / 32.23444°N 92.26889°W / 32.23444; -92.26889
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Vixen, Louisiana
Vixen, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
Vixen, Louisiana
Vixen, Louisiana
Vixen, Louisiana is located in the United States
Vixen, Louisiana
Vixen, Louisiana
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.[1]

History

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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

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  1. ^ a b 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.