Welcome to Bernice ...

Bernice is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bernice, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Bernice is 5,550 feet [1,692 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Bernice is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Bernice lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bernice is within the boundaries of the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Bernice ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Bernice - they are located in Arkansas, California, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Bernice ...

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

• Boulder
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
  • Boulder is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boulder <4>
• Walkerville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
  • Walkerville is located in Silver Bow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkerville <4>
• Elk Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
  • Elk Park is located in Jefferson County
• Comet ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
  • Comet is located in Jefferson County
  • Comet has also been known as:
  • High Ore
• Emery ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
  • Emery is located in Powell County
• Rimini ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimini
  • Rimini is located in Lewis and Clark County
• Jefferson City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
  • Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <4>
• Elkhorn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Elkhorn is located in Jefferson County
• North Walkerville ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Walkerville
  • North Walkerville is located in Silver Bow County
• Butte
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
  • Butte is located in Silver Bow County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butte <4>

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 Bernice. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bernice.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bernice ...

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

Adding Bernice to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bernice 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 Bernice was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bernice post office opened in 1890.

We also found Bernice in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bernice.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/