Welcome to Hytop ...
The town of Hytop is located in Jackson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hytop, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Hytop has a population of 414 people<2> (see below for details).
Hytop is 1,730 feet [527 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Hytop lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Hytop (for example, toward Cole City (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for Hytop: 256 & 938<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hytop had an population of 414 people. This is an increase of 16.95% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 31.43% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Hytop had a population of 354 people. This makes Hytop the county's 10th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 354 people, the population of Hytop increased 12.38% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 315 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Hytop.
Communities near Hytop ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hytop.
- Scottsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Winchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stevenson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevenson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Stevenson is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stevenson <5>
- Cowan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowan have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Cowan is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowan <5>
- Hollywood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huntland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Skyline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Skyline is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Pleasant Groves
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Orme
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orme have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
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 Hytop. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hytop.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hytop. 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 Hytop.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hytop. See our Newspapers Page for Hytop.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hytop ...
Looking for more information about Hytop? 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 Hytop, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hytop.
Adding Hytop to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hytop 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 for Hytop was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Hytop post office opened in 1894.
We also found Hytop on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hytop.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Hytop. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hytop - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Hytop area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Hytop area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |