Welcome to Bear Creek ...

Bear Creek is located in Bienville Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bear Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for Bear Creek: Bear Crk. (or less commonly used: Bear Ck. or Bear Cr.)

Bear Creek is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bear Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bear Creek is within the boundaries of the (318) area code.

Communities Also Named Bear Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Bear Creek: This one is located in Bienville Parish and the other is located in Jackson Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 39 communities that are also named Bear Creek - they are located in Alabama (3), Alaska, Arkansas, British Columbia (2), California (2), Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Montana, New York, North Carolina (3), Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (5), West Virginia, Wisconsin and Yukon.

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

Communities near Bear Creek ...

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

• Grambling
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grambling
  • Grambling is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grambling <4>
• Jonesboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Jackson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <4>
• Arcadia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Arcadia is located in Bienville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <4>
• Ringgold
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
  • Ringgold is located in Bienville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringgold <4>
• Gibsland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibsland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsland
  • Gibsland is located in Bienville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsland <4>
• Simsboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simsboro
  • Simsboro is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simsboro <4>
• Hodge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
  • Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodge <4>
• North Hodge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hodge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
  • North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
• East Hodge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
  • East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
• Saline
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
  • Saline is located in Bienville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saline <4>

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 Bear Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bear Creek.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bear Creek. 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 Bear Creek.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bear Creek ...

Looking for more information about Bear Creek? 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 Bear Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bear Creek.

Adding Bear Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bear Creek 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 Bear Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bear Creek post office opened in 1872.

We also found Bear Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bienville Parish: www.bienvilleparish.org/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/