Hatchechubbee, Alabama Explained

Official Name:Hatchechubbee, Alabama
Pushpin Map:Alabama#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Russell
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:318
Coordinates:32.2708°N -85.2758°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:36858
Area Code:334
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:119839

Hatchechubbee is an unincorporated community in Russell County, Alabama, United States. Hatchechubbee is located at the junction of Alabama State Route 26 and County Route 65, 6.5miles west-southwest of Seale.[1] Hatchechubbee has a post office with ZIP code 36858, which opened on August 17, 1855.[2] [3] The community's name is derived from the Creek words hachi meaning "creek" and chaba meaning "halfway".[4]

Demographics

Hatchechubbee appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as having 148 residents. This was the only time it was listed on the census rolls as a separate community.

Notable person

Notes and References

  1. Alabama Department of Transportation. Russell County, Alabama General Highway Map. PDF. 2003. March 11, 2012.
  2. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. 2012-02-15. United States Postal Service. 2012.
  3. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. March 11, 2012. October 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017172656/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm. dead.
  4. Book: Read, William A. . 1984 . Indian Place Names in Alabama . . The University of Alabama Press . 34 . 0-8173-0231-X .