Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bear Lake had a population of 313 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bear Lake had a population of 154 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bear Lake, with the one closest to Bear Lake listed first.
- Lottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Watts Flats
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Watts Flats is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Flats
- Panama
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Clymer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clymer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blockville is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockville
- Corry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wheelock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wheelock is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelock
- Boomertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boomertown is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
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- Ashville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Spring Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Matthews Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Matthews Run is located in Warren County
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- Cutting
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cutting is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
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- Chandlers Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chandlers Valley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlers Valley
- Busti
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lakewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- French Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pittsfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Griffiths
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Griffiths is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
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- Driftwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Driftwood is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
- Belleview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colburns
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colburns is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colburns
- Phillips Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stedman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marvin is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
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 Bear Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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