Welcome to Bear Lake County ...

Time Zone: Bear Lake County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Paris is the Seat for Bear Lake County.

Bear Lake County was founded in 1893 and was created by taking area from Oneida County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Bear Lake had a population of 6,125 people. This is an increase of 2.61% since the last Census (which gave a population of 5,969 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bear Lake represented 0.38% of the total population of Idaho.

Below are some of the communities located in Bear Lake County:

• Bloomington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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  • Bloomington is located in Bear Lake County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <2>
• Georgetown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Bear Lake County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <2>
• Montpelier
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Bear Lake County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <2>
• Paris
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Bear Lake County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <2>
• Saint Charles
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Bear Lake County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <2>

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to Idaho
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  • Website for the //history.idaho.gov/idaho-state-archives

• Websites specific to Bear Lake County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Caribou County
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  • Franklin County
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  • Lincoln County
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  • Rich County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Idaho
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Idaho
  • Cemeteries of Bear Lake County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Idaho
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Idaho
  • Cemeteries of Bear Lake County