Tishabee, Alabama

Tishabee, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Tishabee is located in Alabama
Tishabee
Tishabee
Tishabee is located in the United States
Tishabee
Tishabee
Coordinates: 32°38′15″N 87°59′55″W / 32.63750°N 87.99861°W / 32.63750; -87.99861
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyGreene
Elevation
141 ft (43 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)205 and 659
GNIS feature ID157162[1]

Tishabee, also known as Garretts Shop, is an unincorporated community in Greene County, Alabama, United States.

History

The name Tishabee is derived from the Choctaw words tishu, meaning "assistant (to the chief)" and abi, meaning "killer".[2] The community was first settled in 1817 by Richard Bragg, who also developed Bragg's Bluff.[3] Bragg's Bluff was located 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Tishabee on the banks of the Tombigbee River.[4] A post office operated under the name Tishabee from 1883 to 1901.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Tishabee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Read, William A. (1984). Indian Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 68. ISBN 0-8173-0231-X.
  3. ^ "Greene County First Towns". AlGenWeb. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "Plantations of Southwestern Greene County" (PDF). Cartographic Research Lab University of Alabama. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  5. ^ "Greene County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 12, 2019.


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