Country United States GNIS feature ID 127959 Population 41 (2010) Area code 251 | Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) Elevation 69 m Local time Friday 11:55 AM | |
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Weather 23°C, Wind W at 13 km/h, 43% Humidity Area 4.577 km² (4.532 km² Land / 4 ha Water) | ||
Tibbie is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Washington County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 41 as of the 2010 census.
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Map of Tibbie, AL 36583, USA
The Red Alabama Blackmouth Cur is thought to have originated in the area around Tibbie in the 1940s.
History
The name Tibbie comes from a shortened form of the Choctaw word "oakibbeha". Oakibbeha means "blocks of ice therein," with okti meaning "ice" and the plural form abeha meaning "to be in".
A post office first began operations under the name Tibbie in 1910.
References
Tibbie, Alabama Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA