Bessmay, Texas

Bessmay is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in eastern Jasper County, Texas, Jasper County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The community is on County Road 640, approximately one half mile east of U.S. Route 96. The community of Buna, Texas, Buna lies approximately 1.3 miles to the south-southwest.

History

Bessmay began in about 1900 as a lumbering town on the railroad. The community was named for Bessmay Kirby, the daughter of a sawmill owner.

References

Unincorporated communities in Jasper County, Texas
Unincorporated communities in Texas

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