Welcome to Bee ...

Bee is located in Houston County<1>.

The location of Bee has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bee, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Bee is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Bee: (507)

Communities Also Named Bee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Bee - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Bee ...

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

• Decorah
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decorah
  • Decorah is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decorah <4>
• Waukon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
  • Waukon is located in Allamakee County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <4>
• Caledonia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Caledonia is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <4>
• Spring Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Spring Grove is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <4>
• Houston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
  • Houston is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <4>
• Lansing
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Allamakee County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
• Mabel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
  • Mabel is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabel <4>
• Brownsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
• New Albin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albin
  • New Albin is located in Allamakee County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albin <4>
• Canton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>

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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bee.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bee. 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.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bee ...

Looking for more information about Bee? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bee.

Adding Bee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bee 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 was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/