Welcome to Black Bear ...

Black Bear is located in Noble 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 get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Black Bear is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Black Bear: (580)

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, Idaho 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.

• Stillwater
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
  • Stillwater is located in Payne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,306 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillwater <4>
• Perry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
• Morrison
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
  • Morrison is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <4>
• Glencoe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Glencoe is located in Payne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <4>
• Billings
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings
  • Billings is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Billings <4>
• Red Rock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
  • Red Rock is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Rock <4>
• Marland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marland
  • Marland is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marland <4>
• Orlando
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
  • Orlando is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orlando <4>
• Petes Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Corner
  • Petes Corner is located in Noble County
• Lucien
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucien
  • Lucien is located in Noble County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucien <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 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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Black Bear on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

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 Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/