Hix, Georgia

Hix is an unincorporated community in Madison County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]

History

A post office called Hix was established in 1880, and remained in operation until 1907.[2] the community was named after A. H. Hix, an early settler.[3]

gollark: Given the US government's ability to mess up everything it touches, I don't think government-paid government-run healthcare would be the best of ideas. But the insurance system is also quite terrible. There's probably an alternative possibly-better way.
gollark: You can't easily go around controlling spread neatly to just people who accept a 0.5% or whatever risk of death (which is still quite bad).
gollark: That doesn't, in itself, make it bad. It's bad because you're, well, killing someone.
gollark: It's better than using guesswork to decide.
gollark: We obviously can't be *sure*, but I am sure they have better models than "draw straight line on graph, see where it ends up a bit later".

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hix, Georgia
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  3. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 110. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.



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