Welcome to Bee Lake (aka 'Bee Lake Plantation') ...

Bee Lake is located in Holmes County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bee Lake, 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.

A typical abbreviation for Bee Lake: Bee Lk.

Bee Lake is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bee Lake: 662 & 471<3>

The community of Bee Lake has also been called Bee Lake Plantation.

Communities near Bee Lake ...

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

Yazoo City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Yazoo City
- From Bee Lake to Yazoo City
Tchula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tchula
- From Bee Lake to Tchula
Belzoni
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belzoni is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belzoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belzoni <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Belzoni
- From Bee Lake to Belzoni
Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lexington is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lexington
- From Bee Lake to Lexington
Cruger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
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
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
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 is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
Good Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Good Hope
- From Bee Lake to Good Hope

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bee Lake ...

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

Adding Bee Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Holmes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bee Lake - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Bee Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Bee Lake 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.