Bee, Washington

Bee is an unincorporated community in Pierce County, in the U.S. state of Washington.^[1]

History

A post office called Bee was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1919.^[2] Local beekeeping operations caused the name to be selected.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bee, Washington
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
↑ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 16.

Municipalities and communities of Pierce County, Washington, United States

County seat: Tacoma

Cities	Auburn‡ Bonney Lake Buckley DuPont Edgewood Enumclaw‡ Fife Fircrest Gig Harbor Lakewood Milton‡ Orting Pacific‡ Puyallup Roy Ruston Sumner Tacoma University Place

Towns	Carbonado Eatonville South Prairie Steilacoom Wilkeson

CDPs	Alder Alderton Anderson Island Artondale Ashford Browns Point Canterwood Clear Lake Clover Creek Crocker Dash Point Elbe Elk Plain Fife Heights Fort Lewis Fox Island Frederickson Graham Greenwater Herron Island Home Kapowsin Ketron Island Key Center La Grande Lake Tapps Longbranch Maplewood McChord AFB McKenna McMillin Midland North Fort Lewis North Puyallup Parkland Prairie Heights Prairie Ridge Purdy Raft Island Rosedale South Creek South Hill Spanaway Stansberry Lake Summit Summit View Vaughn Waller Wauna Wollochet

Other unincorporated communities	Bee Burnett Cromwell Electron Firwood Gertrude Glencove Lakebay Leber McNeil Island Paradise Tehaleh

Indian reservation	Muckleshoot‡ Puyallup

Military bases	Joint Base Lewis–McChord (Fort Lewis, McChord Field)

Ghost towns	Fairfax Hillhurst Melmont

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 47°11′34″N 122°40′34″W / 47.19278°N 122.67611°W / 47.19278; -122.67611

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