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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>.

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.<3> In other words, the altitude 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 Area Code where Bearmouth was located: 406

Communities near Bearmouth ...

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

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 (so far) for Bearmouth was on a map titled Map of Montana (from Shell Oil, 1951).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bearmouth.

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bearmouth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.