Bear Valley, Minnesota

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States

Bear Valley

Unincorporated community

Bear Valley

Location of the community of Bear Valley
within Chester Township, Wabasha County

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Bear Valley

Bear Valley (the United States)

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Coordinates: 44°18′12″N 92°28′39″W﻿ / ﻿44.30333°N 92.47750°W﻿ / 44.30333; -92.47750
Country| United States
State| Minnesota
County| Wabasha County
Township| Chester Township
Elevation

| 981 ft (299 m)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code|

55956 and 55041

Area code| 507
GNIS feature ID| 654590[1]

Bear Valley is an unincorporated community in Chester Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States.

## Geography

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The community is located along Wabasha County Road 3 near Zumbro Falls. Cold Creek, a valley tributary of the nearby Zumbro River, flows through the community. 635th Street, 638th Street, and County Road 68 are also in the immediate area. Other nearby places include Zumbro Falls, Mazeppa, Oak Center, Lake City, and Bellechester.

## History

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A post office called Bear Valley was established in 1857, and remained in operation until 1902.[2] The community was so named on account of a bear sighting by early settlers in the valley.[3]

The Grange association at Bear Valley was one of the earliest in Minnesota, established in 1870. The Bear Valley Grange Hall was built in 1874.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Bear Valley, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. ^ "Wabasha County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
3. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 556.
4. ^ Minnesota Place Names. Minnesota Historical Society. Accessed July 28, 2014.

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Municipalities and communities of Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States

County seat: Wabasha

Cities|

* Bellechester‡
* Elgin
* Hammond
* Kellogg
* Lake City‡
* Mazeppa
* Millville
* Minneiska‡
* Plainview
* Wabasha
* Zumbro Falls

Map of Minnesota highlighting Wabasha County

Townships|

* Chester
* Elgin
* Gillford
* Glasgow
* Greenfield
* Highland
* Hyde Park
* Lake
* Mazeppa
* Minneiska
* Mount Pleasant
* Oakwood
* Pepin
* Plainview
* Watopa
* West Albany
* Zumbro

Unincorporated
communities|

* Bear Valley
* Camp Lacupolis
* Conception
* Dumfries
* Jarrett
* Maple Springs
* Oak Center
* Reads Landing
* South Troy
* Theilman
* Weaver
* West Albany
* West Newton

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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