Bybee, Illinois

Bybee is a former settlement in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. The settlement was about 2.7 miles (4.3 km) south-southwest of Fairview and 8.3 miles (13.4 km) west-northwest of Canton.

Bybee, Illinois
Ghost town
Bybee
Coordinates: 40°35′52″N 90°11′5″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyFulton
TownshipJoshua
Elevation682 ft (208 m)

The community was laid out by David Bybee on a narrow gauge railway: probably the Fulton County Narrow Gauge Railroad that operated from 1880 to the 1920s. That railway was converted into standard gauge c. 1910. In 1905, two trains per day passed through Bybee; by 1913, only one train a day. There was a school, store, and train stop on the narrow gauge rail. There is a small cemetery near where this community formerly existed. The track was removed from this area when the narrow gauge company discontinued service between Galesburg and Fairview.

The name Bybee is in four nearby geographic features in the Geographic Names Information System: the settlement (422523),[1] a station (1802152) 1,550 feet (0.294 mi; 0.47 km) to the east,[2] and two entries (405312 and 1984238) that appear to be the same cemetery 2,500 feet (0.47 mi; 0.76 km) west of the settlement,[3][4] all along Cypress Road just south of Turkey Creek. There is also another cemetery (1773316) with the name Bybee, 13.8 miles (22.2 km) east-southeast of the settlement in Banner Township.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Bybee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1980-01-15. Retrieved 2013-08-23. Elevation from the National Elevation Dataset.
  2. "Bybee Station (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1988-07-21. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
  3. "Bybee Cemetery (405312)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1980-01-15. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
  4. "Bybee Cemetery (1984238)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1999-09-30. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
  5. "Bybee Cemetery (1773316)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1998-01-08. Retrieved 2008-11-24.

Bibliography
  • Callary, Edward (2009) Place Names of Illinois Urbana & Chicago; University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252033568
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