All instances recorded on this timeline are provided with reference- most dates are gathered from the series, or from information presented on the Bluebell website. Some instances may be tentative, but are placed as closely as possible based on information gathered from the show- the explanations for these are listed in the references for each instance.
1700
- 1702 - Cyrus Lavinius Jeremiah Jones founds Bluebell, Alabama.[1]
1800
1900
- 1906 - The Jumping Frog Creek Bridge is built in Bluebell, Alabama. (Faith & Infidelity)
1940s
1942
- Harley Wilkes is born.[2]
1946
- First Debutante Ball held in Bluebell, Alabama.[3]
1950s
1960s
1966
- Harley Wilkes accquires his medical practice.[4]
1970s
1970
May
- May 1 - Leon Mercy is born in Bluebell, Alabama.[5]
1972
Caroline Hayes and Ernie Hayes get married.
1980s
- Harley Wilkes and Candice Hart meet on a Greek cruise.[6]
- Candice Hart and Mr. Hart are married.[7]
1982
- April 12 - The Rammer Jammer opens. (Heart to Hart)
- October 24 - *Zoe Hart is born in New York, NY.[8]
1988
- Peter and Beverly Mayfair are married.[9]
1989
1990s
1991
- First annual Junior League Turtle Derby is held in Bluebell, Alabama.[11]
1992
- The annual homecoming party was hit by a tornado. [12]
1994
- Nate Hilson is born in Bluebell, Alabama.[13]
1995
- Matt Bowens is born in Bluebell, Alabama.[14]
- Jacob Coburn is born in Bluebell, Alabama.[15]
- Joey Potts is born in Bluebell, Alabama.[16]
1996
- Frederick Dean is born in Bluebell, Alabama.[17]
1997
- Magnolia Breeland is born in Bluebell, Alabama.[18]
October
- Rose Hattenbarger is born in Bluebell, Alabama.[19]
1999
- Alice Breeland leaves Bluebell, Alabama.[20]
- First annual Gumbo Cook-Off.[21]
2000
2001
- Caleb Hilson is born in Bluebell, Alabama.[22]
2002
- Lavon Hayes annual pre-Homecoming game party was hit by a tornado. (AnnaBeth, (Homecoming & Coming Home))
2003
- Madison Avery is born in Bluebell, Alabama.[23]
2005
- Hurrican Katrina destroys the Jumping Frog Creek Bridge in Bluebell, Alabama. (Faith & Infidelity)
2006
- Lavon Hayes NFL team lost the Pro Bowl. (Pilot)
2007
- Zoe Hart graduates medical school in New York, NY. (Pilot)
- Mr. Hart is working in Germany. (Pilot)
- Wade Kinsella and Tansy Kinsella are married on a shrimp boat in international waters. (The Crush & The Crossbow)
2008
- Rose Hattenbarger has pneumonia.[24]
- Bluebell, Alabama experiences a heat wave. (In Havoc & In Heat)
2010s
- Betty Breeland is diagnosed with MS. (Parades & Pariahs)
July
- July 4 - Leon Mercy is deemed a hero in Bluebell, Alabama for rescuing the Rivenbark family from their burning home.[25] (The Undead & The Unsaid)
October
- October 31 - Leon Mercy's memorial service is held at the Bluebell Community Church after drowning in the Gulf of Mexico on a fishing excursion.
December
- Alice Breeland stars in a play in Daphne, Alabama. (Hairdos & Holidays)
- Lemon Breeland sees her mother, Alice Breeland's, photograph, and an article reviewing the play she starred in in Daphne, Alabama. (Hairdos & Holidays)
- Lemon Breeland and Lavon Hayes begin their relationship. (Hairdos & Holidays)
2011
February
- Fiona and Polly Parker's mother passes away in Bluebell, Alabama.[26]
April
- Lemon Breeland and Lavon Hayes end their relationship.[27]
May
- Harley Wilkes passes away in Bluebell, Alabama.[28]
September
- Zoe Hart is dumped by New York Boyfriend in New York, NY. (Pilot)
- Zoe Hart loses her chance at a cardiothoracic fellowship at New York Hospital. (Pilot)
- Zoe Hart moves to Bluebell, Alabama. (Pilot)
- Mabel gives birth to a baby girl in Bluebell, Alabama. (Pilot)
- Didi moves from Georgia to Bluebell, Alabama. (Gumbo & Glory)
October
- October 1st - 2011 Founder's Day Parade is held in Bluebell, Alabama. (Parades & Pariahs)
- October 1st - Emmeline Hattenbarger leaves Bluebell, Alabama and her job at the medical practice. (Parades & Pariahs)
- Didi is hired as receptionist at Bluebell, Alabama's medical practice by Dr. Brick Breeland. (Gumbo & Glory)
- October 9th - 2011, 12th annual Gumbo Cook-Off is held in Bluebell, Alabama. (Gumbo & Glory)
- Bluebell, Alabama experiences a heat wave. (In Havoc & In Heat)
- Marvella Pinckney dies in Bluebell, Alabama. (Faith & Infidelity)
- Magnolia Breeland is treated by Dr. Zoe Hart for alcohol poisoning after a party by the lake. (The Undead & The Unsaid)
- Leon Mercy is discovered to be alive, after Zoe Hart runs him over in Settler's Woods, and returns to Bluebell, Alabama. (The Undead & The Unsaid)
November
- Sophie gets engaged in New York, NY. (The Crush & The Crossbow)
- October 12 - The 20th annual Junior League Turtle Derby is held in Bluebell, Alabama at the Rammer Jammer. (The Crush & The Crossbow)
- October 17 - Lavon Hayes' annual pre-game Homecoming party is held in Bluebell, Alabama. (Homecoming & Coming Home)
- October 17 - Gigi Godfrey sleeps with Dr. Judson Lyons at the annual pre-game Homecoming party. (Homecoming & Coming Home)
- October 18 - Cyrus Lavinius Jeremiah Jones High School football team defeats Daphne, Alabama in their Homecoming game. (Homecoming & Coming Home)
- October 24 - Planksgiving is held in Bluebell, Alabama. (The Pirate & The Practice)
December
- December 3 - The annual Miss Cinnamon Cider Pageant is held in Bluebell, Alabama. (Hairdos & Holidays)
- George Tucker and Wade Kinsella are arrested for trespassing and illegally cutting down a tree. (Hairdos & Holidays)
2012
January
February
- February 4 - Bluebell's Sweetie Pie Dance
- February 6 - Annual Bluebell Science Fair
- February 25 - MOTY Gala
March
April
- April 12 - Mr. Maynard holds the Rammer Jammer's 30th Anniversary Party. (Heart to Hart)
May
- May 7 - Tom Long prepares/organizes Bluebell's Disaster Preparedness Drill.
- May 14 - George Tucker and Lemon Breelands wedding day. (George and Lemon; OurWedding.com)
June
July
- July 4 - The Pier burned down during the fireworks show. (I'm Moving On)
August
2013
May
October
- Zoe Hart returns to Bluebell (Who Says You Can't Go Home)
2014
March
Annual MOTY is held,
2015
- Froda Long is born
- Jack Harley Kinsella is born in Mobile, Alabama (Bluebell))
Unknown Dates
- George Tucker probably returned to Bluebell, Alabama from New York, NY sometime between winter of 2010 and September of 2011, and probably left Bluebell for New York sometime in 2009.[29]
- Official ages/birth dates (with reasonable proof) for a number of characters, including Zoe Hart, Lemon Breeland, George Tucker, Lavon Hayes, Wade Kinsella.
- When Harley Wilkes and Candice Hart met on their cruise. In the orginal script forPilot, it is said to be in April of 1982[30], but it is unknown whether or not this is canon event.
- Dates of Lavon Hayes' football career. (Though he was playing in 2006. (Pilot))
Notes and References
- ↑ http://hartofdixie.wikia.com/wiki/File:Bluebellsign.jpg
- ↑ http://hartofdixie.wikia.com/wiki/File:Harleystone.jpg
- ↑ http://hartofdixie.wikia.com/wiki/The_Blushing_Belles_of_BlueBell_Debutante_Ball
- ↑ Date inferred from Harley's date of death, and fact that he had his practice for 45 years. (Parades & Pariahs)
- ↑ http://hartofdixie.wikia.com/wiki/File:Leonmercyobit.jpg
- ↑ Date inferred from the fact that Zoe Hart is in her late twenties. (The Crush & The Crossbow)
- ↑ Candice Hart was engaged to Mr. Hart when she met Harley Wilkes. (Pilot)
- ↑ On the Petition for Change of Name form that Ethan Hart finds, Zoe's birthdate is listed as October 24, 1982. (Heart to Hart)
- ↑ As of 2011, Peter and Beverly Mayfair were married for 23 years. (Faith & Infidelity)
- ↑ He states to be almost 23 in 2012.
- ↑ Date is inferred from The Crush & The Crossbow, when the 20th annual Derby is held in 2011. (http://hartofdixie.wikia.com/wiki/Turtle_Derby)
- ↑ Homecoming & Coming Home
- ↑ Nate Hilson's age is estimated from the fact that he was mentioned to be seventeen in The Pirate & The Practice.
- ↑ Matt Bowens' age is estimated because he was established as a Junior at Cyrus Lavinius Jeremiah Jones High School in 2011 by means of a Bluebell Sports Corner blog post on the Bluebell website. (http://hartofdixie.wikia.com/wiki/Matt_Bowens)
- ↑ Jacob Coburn's age is inferred from his establishment as a Junior at Cyrus Lavinius Jeremiah Jones High School in 2011. (The Undead & The Unsaid)
- ↑ Joey Potts age is inferred from his establishment as a Junior at Cyrus Lavinius Jeremiah Jones High School in 2011 by means of a Bluebell Sports Corner blog post on the Bluebell website. (http://hartofdixie.wikia.com/wiki/Joey_Potts)
- ↑ Frederick Dean was stated to be a year ahead of Rose Hattenbarger at Cyrus Lavinius Jeremiah Jones High School. (Parades & Pariahs)
- ↑ Magnolia Breeland is indicated to be fourteen years old in 2011. (The Undead & The Unsaid)
- ↑ Rose Hattenbarger is indicated to be fourteen years old in 2011. (Pilot), she further references her 16th birthday in Who Says You Can't Go Home, which takes place in October
- ↑ Alice Breeland was indicated to have left twelve years before 2011. Parades & Pariahs, Hairdos & Holidays'')
- ↑ Date is inferred from Gumbo & Glory, when the 12th annual cook-off is held in 2011. (http://hartofdixie.wikia.com/wiki/Gumbo_Cook-Off)
- ↑ Caleb Hilson was indicated to be ten years old in 2011. (The Pirate & The Practice)
- ↑ Madison Avery is indicated to be ten years old in 2011. (In Havoc & In Heat)
- ↑ http://hartofdixie.wikia.com/wiki/I_Got_The_Big_Blues
- ↑ http://hartofdixie.wikia.com/wiki/File:Leonmercyobit.jpg
- ↑ Fiona Parker stated her mother passed away eight month's prior to Bluebell, Alabama's 2011 heat wave. (In Havoc & In Heat)
- ↑ Lavon Hayes indicated in In Havoc & In Heat that they had discontinued their relationship six months prior.]]
- ↑ The month is estimated because Emmeline Hattenbarger indicated in the Pilot that Harley had passed away four months prior.
- ↑ Based on the Lemon Breeland and Lavon Hayes relationship, that George was known to be in New York for two years (Pilot, Faith & Infidelity), and was in New York during the 2010 holiday season (Hairdos & Holidays and the fact that he is back living in Bluebell by the time Zoe Hart moves to Alabama.
- ↑ https://www.tv-calling.com/scripts/TV_Dramas/Hart_Of_Dixie_1x01.pdf page 54