Welcome to Bebee ...
Bebee is located in Wetzel County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bebee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
Bebee is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Bebee lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Bebee: 304 & 681<3>
Communities Also Named Bebee ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bebee - it's located in Oklahoma.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bebee.
Communities near Bebee ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bebee.
- Moundsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- New Martinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Paden City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paden City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden City
- Paden City is located in Tyler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paden City <4>
- Powhatan Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sistersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sistersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sistersville
- Sistersville is located in Tyler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sistersville <4>
- Cameron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Middlebourne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Pine Grove is located in Wetzel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Grove <4>
- Clarington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hundred
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hundred have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hundred
- Hundred is located in Wetzel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hundred <4>
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 Bebee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bebee.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bebee. 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 Bebee.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bebee. See our Newspapers Page for Bebee.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bebee ...
Looking for more information about Bebee? 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 Bebee, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bebee.
Adding Bebee to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bebee 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 Bebee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Bebee post office opened in 1898.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bebee.
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Wetzel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bebee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
<3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Bebee area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Bebee area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |