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]