Welcome to Bear Rock ...

Bear Rock is located in Roanoke County<1>.

Bear Rock is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bear Rock: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Bear Rock ...

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

Roanoke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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- Roanoke is located in Roanoke City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99,058 people
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Blacksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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- Blacksburg is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,074 people
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Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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- Salem is located in Salem City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,340 people
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Christiansburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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- Christiansburg is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,399 people
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Vinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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- Vinton is located in Roanoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,128 people
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Troutville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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- Troutville is located in Botetourt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
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Boones Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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- Boones Mill is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
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New Castle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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- New Castle is located in Craig County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
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Hanging Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
Catawba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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- Catawba is located in Roanoke County
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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 Rock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bear Rock.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bear Rock ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Roanoke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bear Rock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Bear Rock area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Bear Rock area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.