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Welcome to Hybart ...

Hybart is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hybart, you might consider that their post office opened in 1926.

Hybart is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hybart lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Hybart: 251

Communities near Hybart ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hybart.

  • Camden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
  • Vredenburgh
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Beatrice
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Yellow Bluff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Oak Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Nellie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Coy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Franklin is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Buena Vista
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hybart. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hybart.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hybart. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hybart.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hybart. See our Newspapers Page for Hybart.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hybart ...

Looking for more information about Hybart? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hybart, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hybart.

Adding Hybart to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hybart in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Hybart was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hybart post office opened in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hybart.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hybart - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/