Bigbee, Mississippi

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Bigbee is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi.[1]

Bigbee is located at

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34°00′58″N 88°31′09″W / 34.01611°N 88.51917°W / 34.01611; -88.51917 northwest of Amory on Mississippi Highway 6 (close to its intersection with Mississippi Highway 371. According to the United States Geological Survey, a variant name is Johnsons Mill.

Bigbee derives its name from shortening and alteration of the nearby East Fork Tombigbee River.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bigbee, Mississippi
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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