Bear River’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Bear River. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusBear River City is a city in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 877 at the 2020 census, up from the 2010 figure of 853. Bear River became a city under state law near the end of 2000. Although current state law requires a minimum population of 1000 for cities, Bear River City remains a city. A group first settled Bear River City from Brigham City in 1866. The city took its name from the nearby Bear River.
Bear River was established in 1866. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 853 to 877 (+3%). Half of its homes were built before 1981.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bear River yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Bear River’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bear River’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewBear River Canal Dam, Utah, 1917: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Bear River
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Bear River, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Bear River is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Bear River has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Corinne Methodist Episcopal Church in Corinne, 4.5 miles away.
Bear River and the nearest listed places
Closest to Bear River
Corinne Methodist Episcopal ChurchCorinne · Building4.5mi
Fryer HotelDeweyville · Building7.3mi
Holmgren FarmsteadTremonton · Improvement Era Dairy Barn and Outbuildings7.4miBear River High School Science BuildingGarland · Built 19358.1mi
Jeppson-Reeder HouseBrigham City · Late Victorian · Built 18958.3miHow a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Bear River Canal Dam, Utah (1917) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.