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 Code for Bee Lake: 662
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)
- Tchula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belzoni
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cruger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cruger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Silver City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Louise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Eden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Dover ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Good Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Good Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- 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 for Bee Lake was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Bee Lake on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |