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Welcome to Bear Creek ...

Bear Creek is located in Dewey County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Bear Creek: Bear Crk. (or less commonly used: Bear Ck. or Bear Cr.)

Bear Creek is 2,210 feet [674 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Bear Creek is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Bear Creek lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Bear Creek (for example, toward Dupree), you will soon leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Bear Creek: 605

Communities Also Named Bear Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Bear Creek - they are located in Alabama (3), Alaska, Arkansas, British Columbia (2), California (2), Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Montana, New York, North Carolina (3), Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Saskatchewan, Tennessee (2), Texas (5), West Virginia, Wisconsin and Yukon.

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

Communities near Bear Creek ...

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

  • North Eagle Butte
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Eagle Butte
    • North Eagle Butte is located in Dewey County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,954 people
  • Eagle Butte
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Butte
    • Eagle Butte is located in Dewey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Butte <4>
  • Dupree
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lantry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Green Grass
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grass
    • Green Grass is located in Dewey County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 35 people
  • Parade
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Red Elm ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Elm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Elm
    • Red Elm is located in Ziebach County
  • Isabel
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isabel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel
    • Isabel is located in Dewey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isabel <4>
  • Firesteel
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Faith
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faith have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
    • Faith is located in Meade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faith <4>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bear Creek ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Dewey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bear Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.