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Bee County, Texas
Map
Location in the state of Texas
Location of Texas in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	December 8, 1857
County Seat	Beeville
Courthouse

County Courthouse

Bee County Courthouse
105 W Corpus Christi Street
Beeville, TX 78102-5684
Phone: 361.362.3245

County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903,
marriage, probate and land records from 1858 and court
from 1876; District has divorce records^[1]

History

• Family Histories of Bee County, Texas~ Bee County, TXGenWeb
• Historic Places of Bee County, Texas ~ Bee County, TXGenWeb
• History of Bee County, Texas ~ Bee County, TXGenWeb

Parent County

1857--Bee County was created 8 December 1857 from Goliad, Karnes, Live Oak, Refugio, and San Patricio Counties.
County seat: Beeville  ^[2]

The county was named for Barnard E. Bee Sr., (1787-1854). Barnard E. Bee, attorney, soldier, and statesman, was born in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1787, the son of Thomas B. Bee, member of the Royal Privy Council in colonial South Carolina and of the Continental Congress, lieutenant governor of South Carolina, and justice of the United States Circuit Court of South Carolina during the administration of George Washington.

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Towns and Cities: | Beeville | Normanna | Papalote

Neighboring Counties

• Goliad
• Karnes
• Live Oak
• Refugio
• San Patricio

Resources

• Local Resources of Bee County, Texas~ Bee County, TXGenWeb
• Volunteer look-ups of Bee County, Texas~ Bee County, TXGenWeb

Cemeteries

• Cemeteries of Bee County, Texas Complete list of Cemeteries in Bee County, Texas~ Bee County, TXGenWeb
• Tombstone Transcription Project ~ Partial transcription of cemetery tombstones ~ USGenWeb
• Texas Historic Cemeteries ~ Partial indexes to historic cemeteries
• African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
• Cemetery Junction  ~  Links to cemetery transcriptions

Church

• Texas Christian Church Directory ~ ChurchAngel
• Catholic Parishes in Texas

Court

• County Records of Bee County Census, Land, Miscellaneous Records ~ Bee County, TXGenWeb
• Land Deeds of Bee County Partial List of Land Deeds~ Bee County, TXGenWeb
• Miscellaneous Records-Probate Book "A"~ Complete List ~ Bee County, TXGenWeb

Land

• Land Deeds of Bee County Partial List of Land Deeds~ Bee County, TXGenWeb

Local Histories

• Bee County Centennial, 1858–1958, by Grace Bauer.
• Historical Story of Bee County, Texas, 1973, by Camp Ezell.  Read text version of this book online at beeville.net.
  
• A History of Bee County, 1939, by Mrs. I. C. Madray.
• History of Bee County, Texas, 1960, by Joseph Gustav Rountree.
• Family Histories of Bee County, Texas~ Bee County, TXGenWeb
• Historic Places of Bee County, Texas ~ Bee County, TXGenWeb
• History of Bee County, Texas ~ Bee County, TXGenWeb
• Museums  ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Maps

• Historical Maps  ~  From the Republic to the Turn of the Century  ~  Hidden Ancestors
• Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

Military

• Veterans of Bee County, Texas~ Bee County, TXGenWeb
• Military Resources ~ Links to research Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
• Fallen Heroes  ~  Partial Index of casualties from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
• Honoring Our Veterans ~ Partial index of veterans from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors

Newspapers

Obituaries

• Obituaries of Bee County, Texas~Partial Listing~ Bee County, TXGenWeb
• Obituary Resources ~ Links to research and locate obituaries ~  Hidden Ancestors
• USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project  ~  Texas
• Afrigeneas ~ African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
• Obituary Depot  ~  Texas Newspaper Citations
• Obituary Project ~ Hidden Ancestors
• Obituary Daily Times  ~  Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function

Probate

• Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records  ~  Ancestry.com  (subscription)

Taxation

Vital Records

• Vital Records of Bee County, Texas~Partial Listing of Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce Records~ Bee County, TXGenWeb
• Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
• Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images]
  Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. The name index has been created by FamilySearch and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903.
• Texas Marriage Records  1966 - 2005  ~  Hidden Ancestors
• Texas Divorce Records  1968 - 2005   ~  Hidden Ancestors
• USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas  1850 - 1930

Societies and Libraries

• Joe Barnhart Bee County Library
  110 W Corpus Christi St
  Beeville, TX 78102
  Phone: (361) 362-4901
  Website

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Beeville Texas Family History Center
  

• Society Hill  ~  Links and addresses to Texas genealogical and historical societies

Web Sites

• Bee County, TXGenWeb
• TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
• Hidden Ancestors  Information on Texas genealogy research as well as genealogy research in general.
• Family History Library Catalog
• Cyndi's List ~ Texas

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Bee County, Texas. Page 658 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).