Lubbub, Alabama Explained

Official Name:Lubbub, Alabama
Pushpin Map:Alabama#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Pickens
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:453
Coordinates:33.4306°N -87.8739°W
Area Code:205, 659
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:135564

Lubbub is an unincorporated community in Pickens County, Alabama, United States. Lubbub is located along Alabama State Route 159, 8.8miles north of Gordo.

History

Lubbub is named after the nearby Lubbub Creek.[1] The name Lubbub comes from the Choctaw word lahba, which means "warm".[2] A post office operated under the name Lubbub from 1834 to 1907.[3] An EF4 tornado passed near Lubbub during the 2011 Super Outbreak.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Foscue, Virginia . 1989 . Place Names in Alabama . . The University of Alabama Press . 87 . 0-8173-0410-X .
  2. Book: Read, William A. . 1984 . Indian Place Names in Alabama . . The University of Alabama Press . 42 . 0-8173-0231-X .
  3. Web site: Pickens County . Jim Forte Postal History . 27 November 2015.