Sibley, Mississippi Explained

Sibley, Mississippi
Official Name:Hamlet of Sibley
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Mississippi#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Adams
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:161
Coordinates:31.3794°N -91.3986°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:39165
Area Code:601 & 769
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:677766

Sibley is an unincorporated community in Adams County, Mississippi, United States. There is a post office located on U.S. Route 61 in Sibley, ZIP code 39165.[1]

Places

The St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge is located west of Sibley, and the Mazique Archeological Site is located 2.5miles north. East of the hamlet are the "Sibley Oil Fields", and to the south is the 80acres "Plantation Oaks Landfill", opened in 1991.[2]

Notable people

Sibley is the birthplace of brothers Theodis, YZ, and Melwyn Ealey, whose musical achievements are acknowledged on a Mississippi Blues Trail marker in Natchez.[3]

In popular culture

Sibley is mentioned in Peter Orner's award-winning novel Esther Stories.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. 2012-02-15. United States Postal Service. 2012.
  2. Web site: Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board Summary . Brunini Law Firm . October 9, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140108010825/http://www.brunini.com/newsletter-73.html . January 8, 2014 .
  3. Web site: Ealey Brothers - Natchez . Mississippi Blues Commission . 24 January 2018.
  4. Book: Orner, Peter . Esther Stories . Hachette Digital . 2013 . 9780316224697 .