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Hytop’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Hytop is a town in Jackson County, Alabama, United States. It incorporated on May 17, 1991. As of the 2020 census, Hytop had a population of 441. The Walls of Jericho, a popular hiking area, is located just north of Hytop.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 354 to 441 (+25%). Half of its homes were built before 1985.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hytop yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hytop, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today4 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Hytop is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Hytop has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Skyline Commissary in Skyline, 6.1 miles away.

Hytop and the nearest listed places

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Skyline CommissaryTownsend FarmhouseFort HarkerStevenson Railroad Depot and HotelStevenson Historic DistrictRosecrans, Gen. William, Headquarters

Closest to Hytop

Skyline CommissarySkyline · Building6.1miTownsend FarmhouseHollywood · Building10miFort HarkerStevenson · Site14.3miStevenson Railroad Depot and HotelStevenson · Italianate14.3miStevenson Historic DistrictStevenson · Greek Revival14.3mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Skyline Commissary’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Hytop?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Hytop’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Skyline📜 Pleasant Groves📜 Hollywood📜 Huntland

From Wikimedia Commons (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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