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Welcome to Bear ...

Bear is located in Yavapai County<1>.

Bear is 4,370 feet [1,332 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Bear is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Bear lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Area Code for Bear: 928

Communities Also Named Bear ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Bear - they are located in Arkansas (2), Delaware, Idaho, Louisiana, Tennessee and Washington.

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

Communities near Bear ...

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

  • Chino Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cottonwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarkdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jerome
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Drake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Drake is located in Yavapai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
  • Puntenney ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Puntenney is located in Yavapai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puntenney
  • Paulden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Clemenceau ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Clemenceau is located in Yavapai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemenceau
  • Smelter City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Smelter City is located in Yavapai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter City
  • Williams Junction
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Williams Junction is located in Coconino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Junction

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bear ...

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

Adding Bear to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bear in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bear was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Arizona & New Mexico.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bear.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Yavapai, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bear - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.