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Welcome to Bessie ...

Bessie is located in Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bessie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Bessie is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bessie: 731

Communities Also Named Bessie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Bessie - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Texas.

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

Communities near Bessie ...

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

  • Tiptonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Portageville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • New Madrid
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Hickman is located in Fulton County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,105 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickman <3>
  • Ridgely
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • New Markham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • New Markham is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Markham
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,354 people
  • Lilbourn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilbourn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lilbourn <3>
  • Parma
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Parma is located in New Madrid County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
  • Matthews
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Matthews is located in New Madrid County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matthews <3>
  • Sunkist Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
    • Estimated population in 2014: 547 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bessie ...

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

Adding Bessie to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bessie post office opened in 1894. The Bessie post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bessie.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bessie - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/