Tibbee is approximately 7 miles (11 km) east of Osborn and approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Mayhew.

[2] Tibbee is located on the former Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad.

The one-room schoolhouse, Tibbee School, was first built in 1861 and has since been restored.

[4] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

A post office operated under the name Tibbee Station from 1858 to 1937.