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Black Bear

Ghost town · Shoshone County, Idaho

Coeur D'Alene District quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500)
Coeur D'Alene District quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Black Bear is a ghost town in Shoshone County, Idaho. It is one of 13 former communities in Shoshone County on the federal names register. No county in Idaho has more among the 36 Idaho counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Black Bear as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 47.5160° N, 115.8524° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townMullan, ID
Distance to it4.2 miles
Coordinates47.51604, -115.85238

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What's there now

Black Bear is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mullan, ID (population 758), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Black Bear?

Black Bear is in Shoshone County, Idaho, at 47.5160, -115.8524.

How many ghost towns are in Shoshone County?

Shoshone County, Idaho has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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