Bear Valley is an unincorporated community in the town of Ithaca, Richland County, Wisconsin, United States. Circa 1855, Peter W. Haskins of New York began to lay out lots and planned the village of Petersburg, which was later named Bear Valley.Herkimers, Holsteins & Cheese: A brief history of Bear Valley, WisconsinJudith Redline Coopey, 1980 A post office was established in 1858.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 Bear Valley was named for two nearby geographic features: Bear Creek and a nineteen mile long valley.
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