Welcome to Bear Mountain ...

Bear Mountain is located in Barbour County<1>.

The location of Bear Mountain has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Bear Mountain: Bear Mtn. (or less commonly used: Bear Mntn.)

Bear Mountain is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Bear Mountain: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Bear Mountain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bear Mountain - they are located in California and New York.

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

Communities near Bear Mountain ...

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

• Fairmont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
  • Fairmont is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <5>
• Clarksburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
  • Clarksburg is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksburg <5>
• Bridgeport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
• Buckhannon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhannon
  • Buckhannon is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhannon <5>
• Grafton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grafton is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <5>
• Philippi
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
  • Philippi is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philippi <5>
• Pleasant Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
• Shinnston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnston
  • Shinnston is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinnston <5>
• Belington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belington
  • Belington is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belington <5>
• Stonewood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
  • Stonewood is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bear Mountain ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bear Mountain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/