Welcome to Bee Creek ...

Bee Creek is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bee Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

A typical abbreviation for Bee Creek: Bee Crk. (or less commonly used: Bee Ck. or Bee Cr.)

Bee Creek is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bee Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Bee Creek: (217)

Communities Also Named Bee Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bee Creek - it's located in Missouri.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bee Creek.

Communities near Bee Creek ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bee Creek.

• Pittsfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
  • Pittsfield is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsfield <3>
• Carrollton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <3>
• White Hall
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
  • White Hall is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Hall <3>
• Elsberry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsberry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsberry
  • Elsberry is located in Lincoln County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsberry <3>
• Roodhouse
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roodhouse
  • Roodhouse is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roodhouse <3>
• Winchester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <3>
• Pleasant Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <3>
• Hardin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
  • Hardin is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <3>
• Clarksville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Pike County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <3>
• Nebo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
  • Nebo is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nebo <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bee Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bee Creek.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bee Creek. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bee Creek.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bee Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Bee Creek.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bee Creek ...

Looking for more information about Bee Creek? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bee Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bee Creek.

Adding Bee Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bee Creek in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bee Creek was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Bee Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bee Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bee Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov