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Welcome to Bigbee ...

Bigbee is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bigbee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Bigbee is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bigbee lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Bigbee: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Bigbee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bigbee - they are located in Alabama and Missouri.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bigbee.

Communities near Bigbee ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bigbee.

  • Aberdeen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Fulton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Verona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Okolona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Nettleton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Shannon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Plantersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Smithville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hatley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hatley is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Gattman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Gattman is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people

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 Bigbee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bigbee.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bigbee. 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 Bigbee.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bigbee. See our Newspapers Page for Bigbee.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bigbee ...

Looking for more information about Bigbee? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bigbee, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bigbee.

Adding Bigbee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bigbee in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bigbee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bigbee post office opened in 1890. The Bigbee post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bigbee.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bigbee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Bigbee area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Bigbee area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/