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Welcome to Bear Run Junction ...

Bear Run Junction is located in Schuylkill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bear Run Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Bear Run Junction: Bear Run Jct. (or less commonly used: Bear Run Jctn.)

Bear Run Junction is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Bear Run Junction ...

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

  • Hazleton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bloomsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Pottsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Berwick
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Shamokin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <3>
  • Tamaqua
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mount Carmel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Schuylkill Haven
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • West Hazleton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Minersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bear Run Junction ...

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

Adding Bear Run Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bear Run Junction in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bear Run Junction was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bear Run Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Schuylkill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bear Run Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.