Bear Valley, Wisconsin

Bear Valley, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 43°18′29″N90°11′42″W / 43.30806°N 90.19500°W / 43.30806; -90.19500
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Richland
Elevation	232 m (761 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	608
GNIS feature ID	1561398 [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. "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.