Bigbee, Mississippi

Not to be confused with Bigbee Valley, 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.

Bigbee, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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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]

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]