Tishabee, also known as Garretts Shop, is an unincorporated community in Greene County, Alabama, United States.
Tishabee, Alabama | |
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  Tishabee  Tishabee | |
| Coordinates: 32°38′15″N 87°59′55″W / 32.63750°N 87.99861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Greene |
| Elevation | 141 ft (43 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 205 and 659 |
| GNIS feature ID | 157162[1] |
History
editThe 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
edit- ^ "Tishabee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Read, William A. (1984). Indian Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 68. ISBN 0-8173-0231-X.
- ^ "Greene County First Towns". AlGenWeb. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ "Plantations of Southwestern Greene County" (PDF). Cartographic Research Lab University of Alabama. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ "Greene County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
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