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Welcome to Bee Bayou ...

Bee Bayou is located in Richland Parish<1>.

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

Bee Bayou is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bee Bayou: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Bee Bayou ...

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

  • Rayville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Delhi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Delhi is located in Richland Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,753 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <4>
  • Epps
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Epps is located in West Carroll Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epps <4>
  • Mangham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Collinston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Baskin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Oak Ridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
  • Dunn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Dunn is located in Richland Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
  • Archibald
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bee Bayou ...

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

Adding Bee Bayou to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Richland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bee Bayou - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Bee Bayou area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Bee Bayou area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.