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Tishabee, Alabama

Coordinates: 32°38′15″N 87°59′55″W / 32.63750°N 87.99861°W / 32.63750; -87.99861
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Tishabee, Alabama
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

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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

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  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.