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Welcome to Bear Creek ...

So far, we found very little information about Bear Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bear Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bear Creek, please Contact Us.


Bear Creek would have been located within present day Attala County<2>.


The location of Bear Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bear Creek is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Bear Creek was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Bear Creek once stood is in the (662) area code.

Communities Also Named Bear Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Bear Creek: This one is located in Attala County and the other is located in Hinds County.

Beyond Mississippi, 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, Louisiana (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, 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.

  • Kosciusko
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Louisville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Ackerman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kilmichael
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
    • Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
  • Weir
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
    • Weir is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <5>
  • Ethel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Ethel is located in Attala County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
  • Sturgis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
    • Sturgis is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <5>
  • French Camp
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Camp
    • French Camp is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Camp <5>
  • Bankston ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bankston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
    • Bankston is located in Choctaw County
  • Hinze
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
    • Hinze is located in Winston 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 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.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bear Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Attala, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bear Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.









 

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