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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Bear in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bear. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bear listed first.

  • Meadows
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
    • Meadows is located in Adams County
  • Cornucopia ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornucopia
    • Cornucopia is located in Baker County (OR)
  • Lardo ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lardo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lardo
    • Lardo is located in Valley County

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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.