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Bee Hive, Alabama

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Bee Hive
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyLee
Elevation
489 ft (149 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID164022[1]

Bee Hive, also spelled Beehive, is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Area. Originally named for an apiary located along Wire Road near the Macon County line, the Bee Hive community today lies near the southwest periphery of the city limits of Auburn. A post office operated under the name Beehive from 1896 to 1902.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bee Hive, Alabama
  2. ^ "Lee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 January 2015.