Welcome to Berry ...

Berry is located in Charles County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Berry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Berry is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Berry lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Berry: (301) & (240)<4>

Websites for Berry ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cccc-md.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Berry, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Berry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Berry - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky (2), Michigan, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Berry ...

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

• Arlington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Arlington County (VA)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
• Alexandria
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 158,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <5>
• Falls Church
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Church
  • Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Church <5>
• La Plata
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
  • La Plata is located in Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Plata <5>
• Cheverly
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheverly
  • Cheverly is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheverly <5>
• District Heights
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for District Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for District Heights
  • District Heights is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for District Heights <5>
• Seat Pleasant
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seat Pleasant
  • Seat Pleasant is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,736 people
• Capitol Heights
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
  • Capitol Heights is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capitol Heights <5>
• Indian Head
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Head have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
  • Indian Head is located in Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Head <5>
• Forest Heights
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Heights
  • Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 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 Berry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Berry.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Berry. 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 Berry.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berry ...

Looking for more information about Berry? 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 Berry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Berry.

Adding Berry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Berry in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Berry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Berry post office opened in 1902.

We also found Berry on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Berry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Charles County: www.charlescounty.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/