Welcome to Bee ...

Bee is located in Pierce 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 consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Bee is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bee lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

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, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia 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.

• Tacoma
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
  • Tacoma is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tacoma <4>
• Federal Way
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Way
  • Federal Way is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federal Way <4>
• Lakewood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <4>
• Lacey
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
  • Lacey is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey <4>
• Olympia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia
  • Olympia is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olympia <4>
• Puyallup
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puyallup
  • Puyallup is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Puyallup <4>
• University Place
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
  • University Place is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Place <4>
• Tumwater
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumwater
  • Tumwater is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tumwater <4>
• Edgewood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Edgewood is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <4>
• Gig Harbor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gig Harbor
  • Gig Harbor is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gig Harbor <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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bee post office opened in 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 Pierce County: www.co.pierce.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/