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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Bee. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bee to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bee, please Contact Us.
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 (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. 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.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Bee is historic, it would have been located within present day Vinton County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Vinton County: Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Meigs & Ross.
Below are the counties that are near Bee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bee:
- Vinton County (The home county of Bee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bee, with the one closest to Bee listed first.
- Richland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Stella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- McArthur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hamden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dundas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Ural ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Zaleski
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oreton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Arbaugh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Hope ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Vales Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bee, with the one closest to Bee listed first.
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Mineral
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Carbondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Albany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bessemer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- The Plains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Buchtel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Armitage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chauncey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bee, with the one closest to Bee listed first.
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Stoutsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Amanda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bee, with the one closest to Bee listed first.
- Alice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Edna ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Ewington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Vinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Rio Grande
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bee, with the one closest to Bee listed first.
- Apple
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- South Bloomingville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Laurelville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gibisonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Union Furnace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- West Logan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Rockbridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Logan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Candy Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Carbon Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bee, with the one closest to Bee listed first.
- Ray
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Coalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Limerick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Altoona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Wellston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Petrea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Jackson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Glade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Pattonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Banner ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Rempel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bee, with the one closest to Bee listed first.
- Point Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Dexter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Langsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bee, with the one closest to Bee listed first.
- Huntsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Elmwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Thacher
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Logan Elm Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Circleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knollwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bee, with the one closest to Bee listed first.
- Mount Sinai
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Beaver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Glen Jean
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Waverly City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Greggs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Zahn's Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Peck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Piketon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bee, with the one closest to Bee listed first.
- Richmond Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Schooley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Deadman Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Adelphi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Massieville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Alma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Riton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- Chillicothe
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kingston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Fork Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Andersonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bee, with the one closest to Bee listed first.
- Purdy Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Harrison Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Minford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hales Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- South Webster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bee, see our County-by-County Page for Bee.
Cemeteries Near Bee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bee.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bee, with the one closest to Bee listed first.
- Log Pile Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dozer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shoemaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Salt Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Randerson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boblett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (749 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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.
Bee itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bee, with the one closest to Bee listed first.
- Ratcliffburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ratcliffburg is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliffburg
- Allensville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allensville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Byer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Byer is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byer
- Eagle Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eagle Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Richland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Cox ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cox is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
- Leo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Royal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Royal is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Vigo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vigo is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
- Richmond Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Stella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Limerick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Coalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Hamden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McArthur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bee.
Newspapers Published in Bee ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bee, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bee.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Vinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Meigs County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Scioto County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |