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History · Bear River

Half of Bear River’s homes were built after 1990

Most of Bear River was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1990. Below: maps from 1968 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Bear River’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Bear River are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Bear River, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bear River yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Bear River is a town in Uinta County, Wyoming, United States, incorporated in 2001. As of the 2020 census, Bear River had a population of 522.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 518 in 2010, 522 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Bear River, decade by decade

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On the map

Bear River on the map, 1968 to 1991

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Bear River. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Bear River on the 1968 USGS mapBear River on the 1991 USGS map1968Neponset Reservoir NE sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Bear River.

Famous people

Famous people close to Bear River

Nobody well known was born in Bear River itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Dana PerinoAmerican conservative political commentator and… · b. 1972
David M. KennedyAmerican diplomat · b. 1905
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Kirby HeyborneAmerican actor · b. 1976
Brady PoppingaAmerican football player · b. 1979
Kelly PoppingaAmerican football player and coach · b. 1982
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Wendy Davis SchulerAmerican politician and educator

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (2), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.