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Bear Lake County, ID
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Established January 5, 1875 with its county seat at
Paris. Named for Bear Lake, which lies half in Idaho and
Half in Utah. In 1863 the first permanent settlement was
at Paris, established by forty Mormon families who came
in wagons, in ox carts and on foot over very difficult
terrain from Cache Valley, Utah.
County Seat: Paris
Land Area: 1,050 square miles.
County Clerk PO Box 190 Paris, ID 83261-0190 Phone:
(208) 945-2212 Fax: (208) 945-2780
Greater Bear Lake Valley Chamber of Commerce
Location
* Surrounding Counties: Caribou
* Franklin
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