Lubbub, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Lubbub, Alabama is located in Alabama
Lubbub, Alabama
Lubbub, Alabama
Lubbub, Alabama is located in the United States
Lubbub, Alabama
Lubbub, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°25′50″N 87°52′26″W / 33.43056°N 87.87389°W / 33.43056; -87.87389
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyPickens
Elevation
453 ft (138 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)205, 659
GNIS feature ID135564[1]

Lubbub is an unincorporated community in Pickens County, Alabama, United States. Lubbub is located along Alabama State Route 159, 8.8 miles (14.2 km) north of Gordo.

History

Lubbub is named after the nearby Lubbub Creek.[2] The name Lubbub comes from the Choctaw word lahba, which means "warm".[3] A post office operated under the name Lubbub from 1834 to 1907.[4] An EF4 tornado passed near Lubbub during the 2011 Super Outbreak.

References

  1. ↑ "Lubbub". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 87. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ↑ Read, William A. (1984). Indian Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 42. ISBN 0-8173-0231-X.
  4. ↑ "Pickens County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2015.


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