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Welcome to Bee Branch ...

Bee Branch is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bee Branch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.

A typical abbreviation for Bee Branch: Bee Br. (or less commonly used: Bee Brnch.)

Bee Branch is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bee Branch: 501

The ZIP code for Bee Branch: 72013<3>

Communities near Bee Branch ...

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

  • Greenbrier
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Clinton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Fairfield Bay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Wooster
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Greers Ferry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Guy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Guy is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Quitman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rose Bud
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Damascus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Twin Groves
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bee Branch ...

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

Adding Bee Branch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bee Branch 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 (so far) for Bee Branch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bee Branch post office opened in 1860.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Van Buren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bee Branch - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Bee Branch). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bee Branch or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/