NC Gazetteer

Bixby

Also known as: Chaplin's Stand
A community in Davie County
… community in E Davie County. The first train on that portion of the track ran in 1891. From 1881 to at least 1889, the community was known as Chaplin's Stand. Named by a railroad conductor after he observed a large stock of Bixby Shoe Polish in the community store. Alt. 835.