Bessmay, Texas

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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]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bessmay, Texas
  2. ↑ Bessmay from the Handbook of Texas Online
  3. ↑ Tarpley, Fred (July 5, 2010). 1001 Texas Place Names. University of Texas Press. p. 24. ISBN   978-0-292-78693-6.

30°27′46″N93°57′12″W / 30.46278°N 93.95333°W / 30.46278; -93.95333

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