Welcome to Black Bear ...

Black Bear is located in the Idaho Panhandle.

Black Bear is located in Shoshone County<1>.

The location of Black Bear has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Black Bear, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Black Bear is 3,370 feet [1,027 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Black Bear is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Black Bear lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Black Bear (for example, toward Thompson Falls (MT)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area codes for Black Bear: (208) & (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Black Bear ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Black Bear - they are located in California, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Black Bear.

Communities near Black Bear ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Black Bear.

• Kellogg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
  • Kellogg is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <5>
• Pinehurst
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinehurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
  • Pinehurst is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinehurst <5>
• Osburn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osburn
  • Osburn is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osburn <5>
• Wallace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
  • Wallace is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <5>
• Mullan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullan
  • Mullan is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullan <5>
• Smelterville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelterville
  • Smelterville is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smelterville <5>
• Wardner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardner
  • Wardner is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardner <5>
• Silverton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
  • Silverton is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <5>
• Murray
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Murray is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <5>
• East Portal ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Portal
  • East Portal is located in Mineral County (MT)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Black Bear. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Black Bear.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Black Bear. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Black Bear.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Black Bear. See our Newspapers Page for Black Bear.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Black Bear ...

Looking for more information about Black Bear? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Black Bear, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Black Bear.

Adding Black Bear to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Black Bear in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Black Bear was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Black Bear post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Black Bear.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Black Bear. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/