Bigbee, Mississippi

Not to be confused with Bigbee Valley, Mississippi.

Bigbee, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Bigbee is located in Mississippi
Bigbee
Bigbee
Bigbee is located in the United States
Bigbee
Bigbee
Coordinates: 34°00′58″N 88°31′09″W / 34.01611°N 88.51917°W / 34.01611; -88.51917
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyMonroe
Elevation
220 ft (70 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code662
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]

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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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