Bessmay is an unincorporated community in eastern Jasper County, in the U.S. state of Texas.
[1] The community is on County Road 640, approximately one half mile east of U.S. Route 96.
The community of Buna lies approximately 1.3 miles to the south-southwest.
[2] The community was named for Bessmay Kirby, the daughter of a sawmill owner.
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