Welcome to Bear Branch ...

Bear Branch is located in Ohio County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bear Branch, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

A typical abbreviation for Bear Branch: Bear Br. (or less commonly used: Bear Brnch.)

Bear Branch is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bear Branch lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Bear Branch: (812)

Communities Also Named Bear Branch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Bear Branch - they are located in Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Bear Branch ...

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

• Lawrenceburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
  • Lawrenceburg is located in Dearborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <3>
• Carrollton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <3>
• Aurora
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Dearborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <3>
• Rising Sun
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
  • Rising Sun is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Sun <3>
• Versailles
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <3>
• Milan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <3>
• Warsaw
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Gallatin County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <3>
• Vevay
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vevay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vevay
  • Vevay is located in Switzerland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vevay <3>
• Osgood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osgood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
  • Osgood is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osgood <3>
• Dillsboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsboro
  • Dillsboro is located in Dearborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsboro <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bear Branch ...

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

Adding Bear Branch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bear Branch 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 Bear Branch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bear Branch post office opened in 1849.

We also found Bear Branch in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bear Branch.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bear Branch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov