Sixmile, also spelled Six Mile, is an unincorporated community in Bibb County, Alabama, United States.[1]

Sixmile, Alabama
Sixmile Community Center
Sixmile Community Center
Sixmile, Alabama is located in Alabama
Sixmile, Alabama
Sixmile, Alabama
Location within the state of Alabama
Sixmile, Alabama is located in the United States
Sixmile, Alabama
Sixmile, Alabama
Sixmile, Alabama (the United States)
Coordinates: 33°00′28″N 87°00′20″W / 33.00789°N 87.00554°W / 33.00789; -87.00554
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyBibb
Elevation
354 ft (108 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)205, 659

History

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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

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Sixmile is located at 33°00′28″N 87°00′20″W / 33.00789°N 87.00554°W / 33.00789; -87.00554 and has an elevation of 354 feet (108 m).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sixmile
  2. ^ Ellison, Rhoda C. (1999). Bibb County, Alabama: The First Hundred Years. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press. p. 79. ISBN 9780817309879.
  3. ^ "Bibb County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 4, 2024.