Adams County

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Sibley

    Adams County, Mississippi


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On this land, fourteen miles south of Natchez, battles have been fought, Native American ceremonies held, and unwary travelers robbed by bandits.


There is no known record as to how Sibley received its name, but it may be from early territorial days when Solomon Sibley, an attorney and land agent assisted in settling claims which were in conflict.


The St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge is located west of Sibley, and the Mazique Archeological Site is located 2.5 mi north. East of the hamlet are the Sibley Oil Fields, and to the south is the 80 acre Plantation Oaks Landfill, opened in 1991.


Sibley is the birthplace of brothers Theodis, YZ, and Melwyn Ealey, whose musical achievements are acknowledged on a Mississippi Blues Trail marker in Natchez.




GPS: 31.379444, -91.398611









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