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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Bee Lake (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bee Lake. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Bee Lake ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

Bee Lake has also been known as: Bee Lake Plantation.

Another variation: Beelake.

  • A typical abbreviation for Bee Lake: Bee Lk.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Bee Lake is located in Holmes County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Holmes County: Attala, Carroll, Humphreys, Leflore, Madison & Yazoo.

Below are the counties that are near Bee Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bee Lake:

  • Holmes County     (The home county of Bee Lake)
  • Hinds County
    • Delta City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Delta City is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
  • Humphreys County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bee Lake, with the one closest to Bee Lake listed first.
    • Silver City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Silver City is located in Humphreys County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
    • Lake City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Belzoni
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Louise
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Louise is located in Humphreys County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
    • Jaketown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gooden Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Isola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Leflore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bee Lake, with the one closest to Bee Lake listed first.
    • Morgan City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Morgan City is located in Leflore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
    • Sidon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Sidon is located in Leflore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
    • Roebuck
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Itta Bena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Madison County
  • Sharkey County
  • Sunflower County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bee Lake, with the one closest to Bee Lake listed first.
    • Inverness
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Moorhead
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Baird
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • New Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • New Town is located in Sunflower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bee Lake, with the one closest to Bee Lake listed first.
    • Murphy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Willet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Yazoo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bee Lake, with the one closest to Bee Lake listed first.
    • Eden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Eden is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Dover ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Dover was located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Crump
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pearce ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Pearce was located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
    • Yazoo City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jonestown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Fordyke
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Evans
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Nod
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Vaughan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Anding
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Oil City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Oil City is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bee Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Bee Lake.

Cemeteries Near Bee Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bee Lake.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bee Lake - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bee Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bee Lake, with the one closest to Bee Lake listed first.

  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Thornton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Brooks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pluto Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Marcella Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fullilove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Coxburg Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tranquil Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (300 more) ...
    • Piney Springs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Tredwell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bee Lake had a population of 12 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bee Lake, with the one closest to Bee Lake listed first.

  • Thornton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Thornton is also located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
  • Pluto
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Belle Prairie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Belle Prairie is located in Yazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
  • Dover ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dover was located in Yazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Eden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Eden is located in Yazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Good Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mileston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Marcella
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Marcella is also located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
  • Crump
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tolarville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Free Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Free Run is located in Yazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Run
  • Coxburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Eulogy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Eulogy is also located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
    • Howard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Howard is also located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Pearce ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Pearce was located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bee Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bee Lake.

Newspapers Published in Bee Lake ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bee Lake.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bee Lake, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bee Lake.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bee Lake:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bee Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bee Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.