Welcome to Bear Island ...

Bear Island is located in Belknap County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bear Island, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for Bear Island: Bear Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Bear Island is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bear Island lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bear Island: 603

Communities Also Named Bear Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bear Island - they are located in New Brunswick and Ontario.

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

Communities near Bear Island ...

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

• Laconia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laconia
  • Laconia is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laconia <3>
• Franklin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,753 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
• Belmont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <3>
• Gilford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilford
  • Gilford is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilford <3>
• Plymouth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <3>
• Meredith
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meredith have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
  • Meredith is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meredith <3>
• Wolfeboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro
  • Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolfeboro <3>
• Alton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <3>
• Northfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
  • Northfield is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <3>
• Ossipee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossipee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
  • Ossipee is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossipee <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bear Island ...

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

Adding Bear Island to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bear Island 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 Island was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Bear Island post office opened in 1892.

We also found Bear Island on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Hampshire (1912).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Belknap County: www.belknapcounty.org/

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/