Bessmay, Texas
Unincorporated community in Texas, US
Bessmay is an unincorporated community in eastern Jasper County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] The community is on County Road 640, approximately one half mile east of U.S. Route 96. The community of Buna lies approximately 1.3 miles to the south-southwest.[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 owner.[3]
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Municipalities and communities of Jasper County, Texas, United States
County seat: Jasper
- Browndell
- Jasper
- Kirbyville
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- Buna
- Evadale
- Sam Rayburn
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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30°27′46″N 93°57′12″W / 30.46278°N 93.95333°W / 30.46278; -93.95333
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