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Welcome to Tibbs ...

Tibbs is located in Haywood County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tibbs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Tibbs is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Tibbs: 731

Communities Also Named Tibbs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tibbs - it's located in Mississippi.

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

Communities near Tibbs ...

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

  • Brownsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Covington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Ripley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
    • Ripley is located in Lauderdale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,624 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <3>
  • Bells
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells
    • Bells is located in Crockett County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bells <3>
  • Alamo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
    • Alamo is located in Crockett County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,260 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <3>
  • Halls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
    • Halls is located in Lauderdale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halls <3>
  • Bruceville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
    • Bruceville is located in Dyer County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people
  • Bradford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Bradford is located in Haywood County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,017 people
  • Henning
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Maury Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maury Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury Junction
    • Maury Junction is located in Crockett County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 679 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 Tibbs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tibbs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tibbs ...

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

Adding Tibbs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tibbs 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 for Tibbs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Tibbs post office opened in 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tibbs.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Haywood, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tibbs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/