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.
Bigbee, Mississippi | |
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  Bigbee  Bigbee | |
| Coordinates: 34°00′58″N 88°31′09″W / 34.01611°N 88.51917°W | |
| 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 ID | 667157[1] |
History
editBigbee 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
edit- ^ a b "Bigbee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
- ^ Howe, Tony. "Bigbee, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ Reports of the United States Board of Tax Appeals, Volume 22. Washington, D.C.: United States Board of Tax Appeals. 1931. p. 55.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Imes, Birney (February 5, 2012). "Birney Imes: 'It's Mr. Bigbee on the line, Tom Bigbee'". The Dispatch. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ "Community Centers". www.monroems.com. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
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