Welcome to Bee ...

The village of Bee is located in Seward County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bee has a population of 185 people<2> (see below for details).

Bee is 1,560 feet [475 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Bee: (402) and (531)<4>

The ZIP code for Bee: 68314<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bee had an population of 185 people. This is a decrease of 3.14% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.04% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bee had a population of 191 people. This makes Bee the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Bee represents 0.01% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 343rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 191 people, the population of Bee decreased 14.35% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 223 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bee.

Communities Also Named Bee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Bee - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bee.

Communities near Bee ...

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

• Seward
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
  • Seward is located in Seward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seward <7>
• David City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David City
  • David City is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for David City <7>
• Milford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Seward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,014 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <7>
• Utica
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
  • Utica is located in Seward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 786 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <7>
• Valparaiso
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valparaiso
  • Valparaiso is located in Saunders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valparaiso <7>
• Malcolm
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
  • Malcolm is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malcolm <7>
• Beaver Crossing
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Crossing
  • Beaver Crossing is located in Seward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Crossing <7>
• Rising City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising City
  • Rising City is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising City <7>
• Brainard
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
  • Brainard is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brainard <7>
• Staplehurst
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staplehurst
  • Staplehurst is located in Seward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staplehurst <7>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bee ...

Looking for more information about Bee? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bee, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bee.

Adding Bee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bee 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Bee post office opened in 1887.

We also found Bee on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Seward County: www.connectseward.org/cgov/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/