Bear Branch is an unincorporated community in north central Linn County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
The community is on Missouri Route V approximately seven miles east of Purdin.Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 22,
History A post office called Bear Branch was established in 1871, and remained in operation until 1887. The community took its name from nearby Bear Branch creek.
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