 The Cuba post office existed prior to 1850, with nothing in the present-day area of the town of Cuba but wilderness.The first people to live in this site were a slaveowner named Mr. R.A. Clay, who moved from Autauga County with his family and approximately 100 slaves in 1852, and purchased all the land which later made up the town of Cuba.By 1861, the town was a thriving farming industry and had a sizable truck-crop enterprise.