On Alabama 18 0.2 miles west of County Road 67, on the right when traveling west.
The first settlers in the town of Bylor, named for
the Byler Road, were Jacob Hellums, William M.
Strong and Littleton Cole. The community grew with
the Georgia Pacific Railroad (later called Southern
Railroad), which was completed in 1883. The . . . — — Map (db m310068) HM
On County Road 93 0.2 miles north of Alabama Highway 13, on the left when traveling north.
In nearly 50 years of serving the community along
the Byler Road, Handy Post Office retained only
three postmasters. All three postmasters shared
the last name of Fowler. William Fowler served as
the first postmaster when the post office . . . — — Map (db m310073) HM
On Selman Road 1 mile south of County Road 44, on the left when traveling south.
Wiley and JM Killingsworth owned and operated the
sawmill located on Boxes Creek just off the Byler
Road. In August 1903, the Killingsworths added a
cotton gin. On October 19, 1903, 6 year-old Sam
Killingsworth was involved in a gin accident in . . . — — Map (db m310091) HM
On New Liberty Road 0.1 miles north of Alabama Highway 102, on the left when traveling north.
Located along the Byler Road, the earliest known
burial in New Liberty Cemetery is that of William
Smith in 1874. Established in 1901, charter members
for New Liberty Church were Thomas "Bud" Fowler,
Columbus Lonzo Fowler, William . . . — — Map (db m310077) HM
On County Road 132 0.1 miles west of U.S. 43, on the left when traveling west.
The state's completion of the Byler Road opened
the land to settlers. As people populated the area,
the need for post offices grew. One of the first
post offices in Fayette County stood here and had
three different names. Green M. Strong served . . . — — Map (db m310064) HM
On County Road 93 at Zion Road, on the left when traveling north on County Road 93.
Zion Church was organized in the 1830s, not long
after the Byler Road was built. Samuel Blankenship
deeded three acres to 7 trustees of the church on
March 1, 1861. Formed in 1941, the Zion Church and
Cemetery Association constructed a . . . — — Map (db m310070) HM
