Bear Valley, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
43°18′29″N 90°11′42″W / 43.30806°N 90.19500°W / 43.30806; -90.19500
United States
WisconsinBear 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
- ^ a b "Bear Valley, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Herkimers, Holsteins & Cheese: A brief history of Bear Valley, WisconsinJudith Redline Coopey, 1980
- ^ 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
- ^ 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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Municipalities and communities of Richland County, Wisconsin, United States
County seat: Richland Center
communities
- Ash Ridge
- Aubrey
- Balmoral
- Basswood
- Bear Valley
- Bloom City
- Bosstown
- Bunker Hill
- Byrds Creek
- Eagle Corners
- Excelsior
- Five Points
- Germantown
- Gillingham
- Hub City
- Ithaca
- Jimtown
- Keyesville
- Loyd
- Neptune
- Nevels Corners
- Orion
- Port Andrew
- Rockbridge
- Sabin
- Sand Prairie
- Sylvan
- Tavera
- Tunnelville‡
- Twin Bluffs
- West Lima
- Westport
- Wild Rose
- Woodstock
communities
- Ashford
- Corwin
- Henrietta
- McGrew
- Mill Creek
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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