Welcome to Bear ...
So far, we found very little information about Bear. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bear to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bear, please Contact Us.
Bear would have been located within present day Roane County<2>.
The location of Bear has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bear, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Bear is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Bear was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Bear (for example, toward Rogers), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The location where Bear once stood is in the (865) area code.
Communities Also Named Bear ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Bear - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas (2), Delaware, Idaho, Louisiana and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bear.
Communities near Bear ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bear.
- Fraterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fraterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Farragut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farragut have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farragut
- Farragut is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,045 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farragut <5>
- Spring Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- McMullens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - College Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,119 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
- Lenoir City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir City
- Lenoir City is located in Loudon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir City <5>
- Aldenwood Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aldenwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
- Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
- Harriman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriman
- Harriman is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriman <5>
- Loudon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon
- Loudon is located in Loudon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,009 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudon <5>
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bear.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bear. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bear. See our Newspapers Page for Bear.
Adding Bear to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bear 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 for Bear was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bear.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Roane County: www.roanealliance.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Roane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bear - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |