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Welcome to Bybee ...

Bybee is located in Fluvanna County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bybee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Bybee is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bybee lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bybee: 434

Communities Also Named Bybee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Bybee - they are located in Illinois, Kentucky (2) and Tennessee (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bybee.

Communities near Bybee ...

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

  • Charlottesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Louisa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Gordonsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Scottsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mineral
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Columbia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Kents Store
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
  • Medlock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Medlock is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
  • Bells Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
  • Lake Monticello
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello

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 Bybee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bybee.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bybee. 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 Bybee.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bybee ...

Looking for more information about Bybee? 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 Bybee, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bybee.

Adding Bybee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bybee 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 Bybee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bybee post office opened in 1885. The Bybee post office closed in 1982.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bybee.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Fluvanna, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bybee - 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/