Welcome to Bessmay ...

Bessmay is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Bessmay is located in Jasper County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bessmay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Bessmay is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Bessmay: (409)

Communities near Bessmay ...

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

• Silsbee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silsbee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silsbee
  • Silsbee is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,610 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silsbee <4>
• Kirbyville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyville
  • Kirbyville is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirbyville <4>
• Call Junction
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call Junction
  • Call Junction is located in Jasper County
• Evadale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evadale
  • Evadale is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evadale <4>
• Call
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Call have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call
  • Call is located in Newton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Call <4>
• Fred
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fred
  • Fred is located in Tyler County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fred <4>
• Deweyville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
  • Deweyville is located in Newton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deweyville <4>
• Texla
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texla
  • Texla is located in Orange County
• Lemonville ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonville
  • Lemonville is located in Orange County
• Mauriceville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauriceville
  • Mauriceville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauriceville <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 Bessmay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bessmay.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bessmay ...

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

Adding Bessmay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bessmay 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 Bessmay was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Bessmay in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Bessmay post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bessmay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/