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Bee House, Texas

Coordinates: 31°24′10″N 98°04′52″W / 31.40278°N 98.08111°W / 31.40278; -98.08111
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Bee House, Texas
Bee House is located in Texas
Bee House
Bee House
Bee House is located in the United States
Bee House
Bee House
Coordinates: 31°24′10″N 98°04′52″W / 31.40278°N 98.08111°W / 31.40278; -98.08111
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCoryell
Elevation
1,178 ft (359 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
76512
Area code254
GNIS feature ID2034959[1]

Bee House is an unincorporated community in Coryell County, Texas, United States. Bee House is located on Farm to Market Road 183 11 miles (18 km) west of Gatesville. Founded in the 1850s, the community was originally named Boyd's Cove for a James Boyd. The community's post office opened in 1884; residents wanted the post office to be named Bee Hive for the bees found in the area, but the U.S. Postal Service named it Bee House instead. The community also had a school and a Masonic lodge, and as of the 1890s it had four churches. The community still had a church and post office as of the 1980s. Its population was 40 in 2000.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Bee House". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Smyrl, Vivian Elizabeth. "Bee House, TX". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved April 4, 2013.