Welcome to Bear Wallow ...

Bear Wallow is located in Morgan County<1>.

The location of Bear Wallow has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bear Wallow, 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.

Bear Wallow is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: While Bear Wallow is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Bear Wallow is within the boundaries of the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Bear Wallow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bear Wallow - they are located in Indiana and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Bear Wallow ...

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

• Morehead
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
  • Morehead is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morehead <4>
• Salyersville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salyersville
  • Salyersville is located in Magoffin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salyersville <4>
• Sandy Hook
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <4>
• Frenchburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchburg
  • Frenchburg is located in Menifee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchburg <4>
• Campton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
  • Campton is located in Wolfe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campton <4>
• Lakeview Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
• Malone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
  • Malone is located in Morgan County
• Mize
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
  • Mize is located in Morgan County
• Yocum
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum
  • Yocum is located in Morgan County
• Ezel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezel
  • Ezel is located in Morgan County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bear Wallow ...

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

Adding Bear Wallow to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bear Wallow 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 Wallow was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/