Welcome to Bear Creek ...

The village of Bear Creek is located in Hill Country.

Bear Creek is located in Hays County<1>.

The location of Bear Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Bear Creek: Bear Crk. (or less commonly used: Bear Ck. or Bear Cr.)

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Bear Creek had a population of 382 people.<3> (see below for details).

The community of Bear Creek is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Bear Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Bear Creek: (512)

Communities Also Named Bear Creek ...

While we believe that this Bear Creek is located in Hays County, we know of another 4 Texas communities named Bear Creek. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cass, Dallas, San Jacinto and Tarrant County.

Beyond Texas, there are 39 communities that are also named Bear Creek - they are located in Alabama (3), Alaska, Arkansas, British Columbia (2), California (2), Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Montana, New York, North Carolina (3), Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), West Virginia, Wisconsin and Yukon.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bear Creek.

Communities near Bear Creek ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bear Creek.

• Austin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 995,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <5>
• Kyle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
  • Kyle is located in Hays County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kyle <5>
• Buda
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
  • Buda is located in Hays County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buda <5>
• Lakeway
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeway
  • Lakeway is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeway <5>
• Lago Vista
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lago Vista
  • Lago Vista is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lago Vista <5>
• Bee Cave
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bee Cave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Cave
  • Bee Cave is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bee Cave <5>
• Dripping Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
  • Dripping Springs is located in Hays County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dripping Springs <5>
• West Lake Hills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lake Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Hills
  • West Lake Hills is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,254 people
• Wimberley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimberley
  • Wimberley is located in Hays County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 2,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wimberley <5>
• The Hills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Hills
  • The Hills is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,456 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bear Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bear Creek.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bear Creek. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bear Creek.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bear Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Bear Creek.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bear Creek ...

Looking for more information about Bear Creek? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bear Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bear Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bear Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hays County: www.co.hays.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/