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Nearest Communities to Bear River,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Bear River, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Bear River:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Bear River.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Bear River is primarily located in Saint Louis County. A portion of Bear River extends into Itasca County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Louis County: Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake & Douglas (WI).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 63 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bear River. Of these communities, 12 are located in counties other than Saint Louis County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Bear River (which is Saint Louis County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Bear River

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Saint Louis County   (where Bear River resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.stlouiscountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Saint Louis:   Duluth
    • Note: The Canadian Province of Ontario lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bear River   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bear River.
      • Celina
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Celina is also located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
      • Meadow Brook
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Meadow Brook is also located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
      • Side Lake
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Sturgeon
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Sturgeon is also located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
      • Linden Grove
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Linden Grove is also located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Grove
      • Greaney
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Greaney is also located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greaney
      • Gheen Corner
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cook
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Cook is also located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <3>
      • Gheen
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Gheen is also located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gheen
      • Shermans Corner
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Shermans Corner is also located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shermans Corner
      • Haley
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Haley is also located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
      • Angora
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
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        • Idington
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Idington is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idington
        • Leander
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Leander is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
        • Glendale
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Glendale is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
        • Orr
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Orr is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orr <3>
        • Wakemup
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Wakemup is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakemup
        • Lavinia
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Lavinia is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
        • Chisholm
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Chisholm is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,803 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chisholm <3>
        • Forsman
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Forsman is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsman
        • Nett Lake
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Nett Lake is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nett Lake
        • Mahoning
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Mahoning is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
        • Stevenson
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Stevenson is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
        • Grant
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Grant is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
        • Saint Clair Junction
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Saint Clair Junction is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Junction
        • Cusson
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Cusson is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusson
        • Brooklyn
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Brooklyn is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
        • Kerr
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Kerr is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
        • Kitzville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Kitzville is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitzville
        • Leetonia
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Leetonia is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetonia
        • Mitchell
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Mitchell is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
        • Redore
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Redore is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redore
        • Ruby Junction
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Buhl
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Buhl is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
        • Dunwoody Junction
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Dunwoody Junction is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody Junction
        • Kinney
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Kinney is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
        • Hibbing
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Kelly Lake
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Kelly Lake is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Lake
        • Scranton
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Scranton is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
        • Lucknow
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Lucknow is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
        • Brittmount
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Brittmount is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittmount
        • Scott
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Scott is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
        • Wilpen
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Wilpen is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilpen
        • Britt
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Mountain Iron
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Sherwood
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Sherwood is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
        • Parkville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Parkville is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
        • Riley
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Riley is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
        • Hopper
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Hopper is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper
        • West Virginia
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • West Virginia is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Virginia
        • Virginia
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Itasca County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.itasca.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Itasca:   Grand Rapids
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bear River   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bear River.
      • Togo
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bennett
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Bennett is located in Itasca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
      • Keewatin
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Keewatin is located in Itasca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keewatin
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
      • Bigfork
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Effie
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Nashwauk
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Cooley
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Cooley is located in Itasca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooley
      • Kevin
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Kevin is located in Itasca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kevin
      • Marcell
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Koochiching County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bear River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.