County · code 48025
Bee CountyTexas
Bee County is a county in Texas with its seat in Beeville, formed in 1857.
- Founded1857
- County seatBeeville
- Named forBarnard E. Bee, Sr.
- Land area880 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
- Population31,047 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped23,022 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Bee on the map of Texas
Texas has 254 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1857 from Goliad County, Karnes County, Live Oak County, Refugio County and San Patricio County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Bee County was created on December 8, 1857, from parts of Goliad, Karnes, Live Oak, Refugio, and San Patricio counties. It was named after Barnard E. Bee, Sr. The county was fully organized on January 25, 1858.
- 1857Bee County created Bee created from Goliad, Karnes, Live Oak, Refugio, and San Patricio; Bee not fully organized. · Texas Laws 1857, 7th leg., ch. 14/p. 11
- 1858Changed Bee fully organized. · "Bee County," New Handbook of Texas, 1:460
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Bee
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 23,022 parcels. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 7,390 in all from Texas Geographic Information Office (TxGIO, formerly TNRIS), a division of the Texas Water Development Board; StratMap program.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Bee by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
County government
- County government
The official website of Bee County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Bee County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Bee County
- When was Bee County founded?
- Bee County was founded in 1857, formed from Goliad County, Karnes County, Live Oak County, Refugio County and San Patricio County, and named after Barnard E. Bee, Sr..
- What is the county seat of Bee County?
- The county seat of Bee County is Beeville.
- Is there an online parcel map for Bee County?
- Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 23,022 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Bee County's boundary or name changed?
- Bee County was created in 1857 from Goliad County, Karnes County, Live Oak County, Refugio County and San Patricio County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Bee County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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