Bessmay, Texas

Bessmay is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, in the U.S. state of Texas.^[1]

History

Bessmay began in about 1900 as a lumbering town on the railroad.^[2] The community was named for Bessmay Kirby, the daughter of a sawmill.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bessmay, Texas
↑ Bessmay from the Handbook of Texas Online
↑ Tarpley, Fred (5 July 2010). 1001 Texas Place Names. University of Texas Press. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-292-78693-6.

Municipalities and communities of Jasper County, Texas, United States

County seat: Jasper

Cities	Browndell Jasper Kirbyville

CDPs	Buna Evadale Sam Rayburn

Unincorporated communities	Beans Bessmay Brookeland‡ Ebenezer Erin

Ghost towns	Zavala Zeirath

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 30°27′46″N 93°57′12″W / 30.46278°N 93.95333°W / 30.46278; -93.95333

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