Welcome to Bee Log ...

Bee Log is located in Yancey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bee Log, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

Bee Log is 2,420 feet [738 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Bee Log is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Bee Log lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bee Log: 828

Websites for Bee Log ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.yanceychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bee Log, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Bee Log ...

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

• Nolichucky ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Nolichucky is located in Washington County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
• Erwin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Erwin is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <3>
• Unicoi
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Unicoi is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicoi
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unicoi <3>
• Woodby Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodby Hill is located in Carter County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
• Spruce Pine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Spruce Pine is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spruce Pine <3>
• Mars Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mars Hill is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mars Hill <3>
• Burnsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Burnsville is located in Yancey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <3>
• Banner Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
• Ernestville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ernestville is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
• Telford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Telford is located in Washington County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telford
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Telford <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bee Log ...

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

Adding Bee Log to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bee Log 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 Log was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bee Log post office opened in 1874. The Bee Log post office closed in 1962.

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