Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Bear Lake came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Bear Lake in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Bear Lake. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Bear Lake data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Bear Lake:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Bear Lake is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Bear Lake in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Bear Lake for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Bear Lake. See our Misc Page for Bear Lake for more information.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/