Town of Hayneville - Hayneville, AL - Alabama Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

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In the 1820s, Hayneville was known as "Big Swamp." In 1830, after being chosen as the county seat of Lowndes County, it was named Hayneville for Robert Y. Hayne, governor of South Carolina and a U.S. senator. The incorporation of Hayneville as a town began with the desire and vision of 25 qualified electors of the county and residents of the Hayneville community in July 1967. Two subsequent attempts were made in incorporation, the last resulting in favor of incorporation. Only one person filed for a statement of candidacy and was nominated for the office of Mayor and five places on the Town Council. Therefore, due to the completion of the requirements for Incorporation, the court declared on July 15, 1968, by Probate Judge Harold Hammond, that Hayneville was completely incorporated.
The following people held their respective offices until the next regular election and until their successors were qualified and elected.
Mayor: L. W. Crocker and Council members J. A. Jackson, W.M. Holladay, L. R. Haigler, J. A. Wise, and R. V. Harrell. In 2004, Helenor T. Bell was elected the first African female mayor of the town of Hayneville.

ERECTED BY THE ALABAMA TOURISM DEPARTMENT AND THE TOWN OF HAYNEVILLE
JULY 2010

Marker Name: Town of Hayneville Marker Type: Urban Addtional Information:: Founded in 1820 by settlers from the Edgefield, Abbeville, and Colleton Districts of South Carolina on property purchased from the U.S. Land Office at Cahaba. At the 2000 census the population was 1,177. The city is the county seat of Lowndes County. Date Dedicated / Placed: July 2010 Marker Number: Not Listed

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