Bigbee, Mississippi

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.

Not to be confused with Bigbee Valley, Mississippi.

Bigbee, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Bigbee, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Bigbee, Mississippi
Bigbee, Mississippi
Bigbee, Mississippi is located in the United States
Bigbee, Mississippi
Bigbee, Mississippi
Coordinates: 34°00′58″N 88°31′09″W
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]

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. "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. 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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