Bear Valley, Wisconsin

Bear Valley, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Bear Valley, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Bear Valley, Wisconsin
Bear Valley, Wisconsin
Bear Valley, Wisconsin is located in the United States
Bear Valley, Wisconsin
Bear Valley, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°18′29″N 90°11′42″W / 43.30806°N 90.19500°W / 43.30806; -90.19500
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyRichland
Elevation
232 m (761 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code608
GNIS feature ID1561398[1]

Bear Valley is an unincorporated community in the town of Ithaca, Richland County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] About 1855, Peter W. Haskins of New York began to lay out lots and planned the village of Petersburg which was later named Bear Valley.[2] A post office was established in 1858.[3] Bear Valley was named for two nearby geographic features: Bear Creek and a nineteen mile long valley.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Bear Valley, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Herkimers, Holsteins & Cheese: A brief history of Bear Valley, WisconsinJudith Redline Coopey, 1980
  3. ^ Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971. NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, 145 rolls. Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28. Washington, D.C.: National Archives
  4. ^ Gard, Robert (2015). The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names (2nd ed.). Madison, WI: Wisconsin Historical Society Press. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-87020-707-5.


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