Nearest Communities to Bear,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Bear, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Bear:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Bear is located in Stevens County.
The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Stevens County: Ferry, Lincoln, Pend Oreille & Spokane.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 59 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bear. Of these communities, 18 are located in counties other than Stevens County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Bear (which is Stevens County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Bear
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Stevens County (where Bear resides)
- County Website: https://www.stevenscountywa.gov/
- County Seat for Stevens: Colville
- Note: The Canadian Province of British Columbia lies to the north
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bear ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bear.
- Evans
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Powell
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Powell is also located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Bossburg ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bossburg was located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bossburg
- East Marcus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Marcus is also located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Marcus
- Marcus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marcus is also located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Godfrey ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Godfrey was located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
- Echo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Echo is also located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Blue Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Town was located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Town
- Ryan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ryan is also located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Kettle Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ward
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ward is also located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is also located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Continue List (29 more) ...
- Marble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marble is also located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Onion Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Onion Creek is also located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
- Pinkney City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pinkney City is also located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney City
- Little Dalles ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Dalles was located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dalles
- Colville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orin is also located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orin
- Aladdin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Aladdin is also located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Goldfield Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Goldfield Mill is also located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield Mill
- Northport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harvey ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Harvey was located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Arden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Arden is also located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Spirit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spirit is also located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirit
- Arzina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Arzina is also located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arzina
- Rice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rice is also located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Velvet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Velvet is also located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet
- Frontier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frontier is also located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Park Rapids
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Park Rapids is also located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Rapids
- Waterloo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is also located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Leadpoint
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leadpoint is also located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadpoint
- Daisy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Daisy is also located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Addy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Maud
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Maud is also located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Edendale ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Edendale was located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edendale
- Bluecreek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bluecreek is also located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluecreek
- Gifford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is also located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Bingville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bingville is also located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingville
- Schmidt ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Schmidt was located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmidt
- Cozy Nook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cozy Nook is also located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Nook
- Ferry County
- County Website: https://www.ferry-county.com/
- County Seat for Ferry: Republic
- Note: The Canadian Province of British Columbia lies to the north
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bear ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bear.
- Boyds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boyds is located in Ferry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- Barstow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barstow is located in Ferry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
- Harter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harter is located in Ferry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harter
- Beulah ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah was located in Ferry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Dulwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dulwich is located in Ferry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulwich
- Orient
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orient is located in Ferry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
- Goldstake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goldstake is located in Ferry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldstake
- Laurier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Malo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Karamin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Karamin is located in Ferry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karamin
- Curlew
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Danville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Pollard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pollard is located in Ferry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Torboy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Torboy is located in Ferry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torboy
- Inchelium
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Impach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Impach is located in Ferry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Impach
- Pend Oreille County
- County Website: https://www.pendoreille.gov/
- County Seat for Pend Oreille: Newport
- Note: The Canadian Province of British Columbia lies to the north
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bear ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bear.
- Ione
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ione is located in Pend Oreille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <3>
- Tiger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tiger is located in Pend Oreille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bear) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.
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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.
Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |