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Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Coordinates: 34°00′58″N 88°31′09″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] |
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]
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