Welcome to Bearmouth ...
So far, we found very little information about Bearmouth. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bearmouth to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bearmouth, please Contact Us.
Bearmouth would have been located within present day Granite County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Bearmouth, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bearmouth, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1951.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Bearmouth is 3,800 feet [1,158 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Bearmouth is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Bearmouth was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Bearmouth once stood is in the (406) area code.
Communities near Bearmouth ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bearmouth.
- Drummond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
- Drummond is located in Granite County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drummond <5>
- Beartown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Garnet ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
- Garnet is located in Granite County
- Reynolds City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynolds City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds City
- Reynolds City is located in Powell County
- Stump Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stump Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
- Stump Town is located in Granite County
- Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Hall is located in Granite County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hall <5>
- Stone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Greenough
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
- Greenough is located in Missoula County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenough <5>
- Jens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jens
- Jens is located in Powell County
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Missoula County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
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 Bearmouth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bearmouth.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bearmouth. 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 Bearmouth.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bearmouth. See our Newspapers Page for Bearmouth.
Adding Bearmouth to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bearmouth 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 Bearmouth was on a map titled Map of Montana (from Shell Oil, 1951).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bearmouth.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bearmouth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Granite, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bearmouth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |