Welcome to Tombigbee ...
So far, we found very little information about Tombigbee. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Tombigbee to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tombigbee, please Contact Us.
Tombigbee would have been located within present day Marengo County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tombigbee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Tombigbee is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Tombigbee was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Tombigbee was located: 334 & 483<4>
Communities near Tombigbee ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tombigbee.
- Demopolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Linden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thomaston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Thomaston is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Newbern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newbern is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Myrtlewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Faunsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Gallion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Tombigbee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tombigbee.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tombigbee. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tombigbee.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tombigbee. See our Newspapers Page for Tombigbee.
Adding Tombigbee to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tombigbee in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Tombigbee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Tombigbee post office opened in 1884. The Tombigbee post office closed in 1914.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tombigbee.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tombigbee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Marengo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tombigbee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Tombigbee area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Tombigbee area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |