Bear Creek

Bear Creek was on Bear Creek and Farm Road 682 eleven miles southeast of Yoakum in southeastern DeWitt County. The community center was the Bear Creek school, organized when the Terryville school was moved there in 1887 and consolidated with the Hebron school. The Bear Creek school closed in 1935 when its students were transferred to Yoakum. The Bear Creek community shared the Hebron church and cemetery and one business. By 1962 only the church and cemetery marked the area. No post office existed for the settlement, and population figures are unavailable.

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Craig H. Roell | © TSHA

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Belongs to

Bear Creek is part of or belongs to the following places:

Currently Exists

No

Place type

Bear Creek is classified as a Town

Location

Latitude: 29.15773500
Longitude: -97.05892400

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No