Welcome to Berwyn ...

The village of Berwyn is located in Custer County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Berwyn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Berwyn has a population of 80 people<3> (see below for details).

Berwyn is 2,370 feet [722 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Berwyn is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Berwyn lies within the (308) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Berwyn had an population of 80 people. This is a decrease of 3.61% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 40.3% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Berwyn had a population of 83 people. This makes Berwyn the county's 11th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 83 people, the population of Berwyn decreased 38.06% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 134 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Berwyn.

Communities Also Named Berwyn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Berwyn - they are located in Alberta, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Berwyn ...

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

• Broken Bow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Bow
  • Broken Bow is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,437 people
  • Broken Bow has also been known as:
  • Brokenbow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broken Bow <5>
• Ansley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
  • Ansley is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansley <5>
• Merna
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merna
  • Merna is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merna <5>
• Mason City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
  • Mason City is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason City <5>
• Oconto
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
  • Oconto is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oconto <5>
• Comstock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
  • Comstock is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comstock <5>
• Westerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerville
  • Westerville is located in Custer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westerville <5>
• Weissert
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weissert
  • Weissert is located in Custer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weissert <5>
• Buckeye
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Buckeye is located in Custer County
• Cumro ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumro
  • Cumro is located in Custer County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berwyn ...

Looking for more information about Berwyn? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Berwyn, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Berwyn.

Adding Berwyn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Berwyn 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 Berwyn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Berwyn post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Berwyn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Custer County: www.co.custer.ne.us/

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