Official Name: | Tibbee, Mississippi |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Tibbee |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Clay |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 203 |
Coordinates: | 33.5283°N -88.6314°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 39773 |
Area Code: | 662 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 678743 |
Tibbee, also known as Tibbee Station, is an unincorporated community located in Clay County, Mississippi, United States. Tibbee is approximately 7miles east of Osborn and approximately 3miles north of Mayhew.
The community was named after Tibbee Creek.[1] Tibbee is located on the former Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad.[2] Tibbee was once home to five stores and a school. The one-room schoolhouse, Tibbee School, was first built in 1861 and has since been restored.[3] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
A post office operated under the name Tibbee Station from 1858 to 1937.[4]