Hybart, Alabama

Hybart is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Alabama.[1] Hybart (pronounced "Hibbert") is located at 31°49′35″N 87°22′56″W / 31.82639°N 87.38222°W / 31.82639; -87.38222 (31.826506, -87.382094).[2] It is located at the intersection of Alabama State Route 41 and Monroe County Road 56, in the northwestern part of Monroe County, just a short distance from its border with Wilcox County, Alabama. Hybart is the host of a locally famous Alabama turkey hunting competition called the Butterball which has appeared in Mobile Bay Magazine. The area is also known for being a good hunting spot for whitetail deer, turkey, quail, dove, and duck.

History

A post office called Hybart was established in 1926.[3] James Willis Hybart, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name.[4] Prior to being called Hybart, the community was called Vredenburgh Junction (established 1915-1916), as it was the nearest location on the recently completed Gulf, Florida, and Alabama Railway to the nearby sawmill community of Vredenburgh, Alabama. In 1924, the railway was acquired by the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (known as the "Frisco"), who would operate it until 1980, when Burlington Northern Railroad acquired Frisco. The railway is currently owned by the Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway. Mr. Hybart had previously operated a store at the nearby community and steamboat stop of Bells Landing, Alabama (which no longer exists), located a few miles away on bluffs on the east bank of the Alabama River. Local lore has it that sometime in the mid 1920s, Mr. Hybart, who also operated the only general store in Vredenburgh Junction, persuaded the local Frisco train agent to change the name to Hybart by offering the agent a free hat. The first known map reference to "Hybart" is from the 1928 Post Route Map of Alabama.[5]

Passenger train at the Hybart depot of the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway in 1954. The depot was torn down in the early 1970s.

Notable People

Hybart is the hometown of former United States Senator from Alabama and current Attorney General of the United States Jeff Sessions.

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hybart, Alabama
  2. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  4. ↑ Foscue, Virginia O. (1989). "General Info and Notable Events and People". Place Names in Alabama. University of Alabama Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-8173-0410-2. Named for the French Hugenot family of James W. Hybart, the first postmaster
  5. ↑ "Post route Map of Alabama". United States Post Office. Retrieved 17 December 2017.

Coordinates: 31°49′36″N 87°22′55″W / 31.82667°N 87.38194°W / 31.82667; -87.38194


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