Do you know of Sipsey ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Sipsey. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Sipsey.<1>

Our sources for Sipsey (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Sipsey other than they indicate that Sipsey would be found somewhere in Fayette County, Alabama.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1900 and closed  in 1906.

Communities Also Named Sipsey ...

We found one communities that share the name Sipsey.

There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Sipsey.

Beyond Alabama.

• Communities Located In Alabama ...
  • Walker County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Sipsey [Walker County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Sipsey ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Sipsey:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Sipsey - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Sipsey.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 01/70680   (Place Name: Sipsey)

County: Fayette     (FIPS State/County: 01/057)

Class: X3

More Orphans in  Fayette County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Fayette County.