Welcome to Tibbee ...

Tibbee is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tibbee, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Tibbee is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Tibbee: 662 & 471<3>

Communities near Tibbee ...

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

• Starkville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Starkville is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starkville <4>
• Columbus
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Columbus is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
• West Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • West Point is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <4>
• Crawford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Crawford is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <4>
• Artesia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Artesia is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
• Waverly
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Waverly is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
• Bent Oak
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
• Clayton Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
• Mhoons Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
• Sessums
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sessums is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sessums
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sessums <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tibbee ...

Looking for more information about Tibbee? 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 Tibbee, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tibbee.

Adding Tibbee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tibbee 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 Tibbee was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tibbee.