Welcome to Bear Town ...

Bear Town is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Bear Town is located in Baraga County<1>.

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

Bear Town is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bear Town lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Bear Town (for example, toward Mineral Hills), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Bear Town is within the boundaries of the (906) area code.

Communities Also Named Bear Town ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bear Town - it's located in Mississippi.

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

Communities near Bear Town ...

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

• L'Anse
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for L'Anse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Anse
  • L'Anse is located in Baraga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for L'Anse <4>
• South Range
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
  • South Range is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Range <4>
• Pelkie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelkie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelkie
  • Pelkie is located in Baraga County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelkie <4>
• Pequaming
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
  • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
• Elo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elo
  • Elo is located in Houghton County
• Hazel
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
  • Hazel is located in Houghton County
• Alberta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
  • Alberta is located in Baraga County
• Jacobsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
  • Jacobsville is located in Houghton County
• Portage Entry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Entry
  • Portage Entry is located in Houghton County
• White City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • White City is located in Houghton County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bear Town ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/