Sixmile, Alabama

This article is about the unincorporated community in Bibb County. For the unincorporated community in Morgan County, see Six Mile, Alabama.

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

Sixmile, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Sixmile Community Center
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Coordinates: 33.00789°N 87.00554°W / 33.00789; -87.00554
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Bibb
Elevation	354 ft (108 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	205, 659

History

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

Sixmile is located at 33.00789°N 87.00554°W / 33.00789; -87.00554 and has an elevation of 354 feet (108 m).^[1]