Beeville

Beeville is the county seat of Bee County in south Texas and serves as the administrative center for the region. The town is laid out in a regular grid of streets with Washington Street as a main thoroughfare.

The town was founded in 1859 when Ann Burke donated land for settlement, originally called Maryville. It was renamed to honor Barnard E. Bee Sr., an officer who served in the Texas Republic.

The racial composition of Beeville includes a strong Hispanic presence, with the 2020 census indicating 73 percent of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino.

Municipal offices and services are centrally located and easy to find on the regular street grid. The flat terrain makes walking around town straightforward and accessible.

A naval air station operated here during the 1940s and continued as a military airfield for many decades afterward. This military presence shaped the area's growth significantly.

Location: Bee County

Inception: 1859

Elevation above the sea: 64 m

Website: https://beevilletx.org

GPS coordinates: 28.40528,-97.75056

Latest update: December 6, 2025 22:03