Welcome to Berks ...

Berks is primarily located in Lancaster County<1>. A portion of Berks extends into Saline County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Berks, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Berks is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Berks: (402) and (531)<3>

Communities Also Named Berks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Berks - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Berks ...

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

• Lincoln
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 290,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
• Seward
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
  • Seward is located in Seward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seward <4>
• Crete
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
  • Crete is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crete <4>
• Hickman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
  • Hickman is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickman <4>
• Milford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Seward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,014 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <4>
• Wilber
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
  • Wilber is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilber <4>
• Friend
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
  • Friend is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friend <4>
• Firth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
  • Firth is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <4>
• Dorchester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
  • Dorchester is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dorchester <4>
• De Witt
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Witt <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 Berks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Berks.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berks ...

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

Adding Berks to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Berks 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 Berks was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Berks in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Berks post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Berks.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.lancaster.ne.gov/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/