Bigbee, Mississippi

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Bigbee, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Bigbee
Coordinates: 34°00′58″N88°31′09″W / 34.01611°N 88.51917°W / 34.01611; -88.51917
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Monroe
Elevation
220 ft (70 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 662
GNIS feature ID667157 [1]

Bigbee (also known as Johnsons Mill [1] ) is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi. Bigbee is located northwest of Amory on Mississippi Highway 6 close to its intersection with Mississippi Highway 371.

History

Bigbee derives its name from shortening and alteration of the nearby East Fork Tombigbee River. [2]

Bigbee is located along the BNSF Railway and in 1910 had two general stores and a sawmill. [3]

In 1892, George and Frank Houston built a sawmill in Bigbee at the junction of the Tombigbee River and the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway. The sawmill was in operation until 1903. [4] The Houston Brothers' sawmill in Bigbee was one of the largest in Monroe County. [5] The sawmill allowed Bigbee to be the second community in the county with electric lights and also operated a hotel and commissary. [6]

In 1906, Bigbee had an estimated population of 250. [5]

Bigbee is served by the Bigbee Community Center. [7]

A post office operated under the name Bigbee from 1890 to 1912. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Bigbee". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 8. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.
  3. ↑ Howe, Tony. "Bigbee, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  4. ↑ Reports of the United States Board of Tax Appeals, Volume 22. Washington, D.C.: United States Board of Tax Appeals. 1931. p. 55.
  5. 1 2 Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 239.
  6. ↑ Imes, Birney (February 5, 2012). "Birney Imes: 'It's Mr. Bigbee on the line, Tom Bigbee'". The Dispatch. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Community Centers". www.monroems.com. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 26, 2023.


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