Welcome to Bear Town ...
Bear Town is located in Pike County<1>.
Bear Town is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Bear Town lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Bear Town: 601 & 769<3>
Communities Also Named Bear Town ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bear Town - it's located in Michigan.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bear Town.
Communities near Bear Town ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bear Town.
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,174 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Magnolia
- From Bear Town to Magnolia
- Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Summit is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Summit
- From Bear Town to Summit
- Osyka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osyka have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
- Osyka is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osyka <4>
- Bacots
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- Bacots is located in Pike County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bacots
- From Bear Town to Bacots
- McElveen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to McElveen
- From Bear Town to McElveen
- Holmesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Holmesville is located in Pike County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Holmesville
- From Bear Town to Holmesville
- Thompson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thompson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Thompson
- From Bear Town to Thompson
- Chatawa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chatawa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chatawa
- From Bear Town to Chatawa
- Topisaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Topisaw
- From Bear Town to Topisaw
- Glading
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glading. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Glading
- From Bear Town to Glading
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 Town. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bear Town.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bear Town. 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 Town.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bear Town. See our Newspapers Page for Bear Town.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bear Town ...
Looking for more information about Bear Town? 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 Town, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bear Town.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bear Town. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pike County: www.co.pike.ms.us/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bear Town - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Bear Town area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Bear Town area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | 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. |