Bee, OK

Bee is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States. The 2020 census counted 135 residents. Bee is generally situated southeast of Tishomingo and northwest of Durant, located southwest of State Highway 22 and west of State Highway 78, while bordered on its west by the far northern end of Lake Texoma. The Fort Washita Historic Site is just to the southeast. Bee makes sense once you see how its past, landscape, and current gathering spots overlap. The useful thing to know about Bee is that its older landmarks and current settings belong to one connected place. The community was intended to be named after Dee Taylor, the daughter of two early settlers; however, the U.S. Post Office Department changed the name to "Bee". Its post office operated from April 5, 1889, until June 15, 1918. Bee includes the Fort Washita Historic Site.