Tibbee, Mississippi

Tibbee, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Tibbee is located in Mississippi
Tibbee
Tibbee
Tibbee is located in the United States
Tibbee
Tibbee
Coordinates: 33°31′42″N 88°37′53″W / 33.52833°N 88.63139°W / 33.52833; -88.63139
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyClay
Elevation
203 ft (62 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39773
Area code662
GNIS feature ID678743[1]

Tibbee, also known as Tibbee Station, is an unincorporated community located in Clay County, Mississippi, United States. Tibbee is approximately 7 miles (11 km) east of Osborn and approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Mayhew.

The community was named after Tibbee Creek.[2] Tibbee is located on the former Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad.[3] Tibbee was once home to five stores and a school. The one-room schoolhouse, Tibbee School, was first built in 1861 and has since been restored.[4] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

A post office operated under the name Tibbee Station from 1858 to 1937.[5]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tibbee, Mississippi
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
  3. ^ Howe, Tony. "Tibbee, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  4. ^ Bailey, Eileen (November 3, 1996). "HED: Woman preserves 135-year-old, one-room school". The Daily Journal. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 27, 2020.