Welcome to Berkshire ...

Berkshire is located in Tioga County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Berkshire, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1813.

Berkshire is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Berkshire: (607)

Websites for Berkshire ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tiogachamber.com/

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

Communities Also Named Berkshire ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Berkshire: This one is located in Tioga County and the other is located in Fulton County.

Beyond New York, there are 11 communities that are also named Berkshire - they are located in Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Vermont and Virginia.

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

Communities near Berkshire ...

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

• Binghamton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghamton
  • Binghamton is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Binghamton <4>
• Ithaca
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
  • Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <4>
• Johnson City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
  • Johnson City is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <4>
• Endicott
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
  • Endicott is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <4>
• Lansing
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
• Owego
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
  • Owego is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owego <4>
• Cayuga Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
  • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
• Dryden
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
  • Dryden is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <4>
• Port Dickinson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Dickinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
  • Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
• Newark Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Valley
  • Newark Valley is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark Valley <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 Berkshire. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Berkshire.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berkshire ...

Looking for more information about Berkshire? 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 Berkshire, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Berkshire.

Adding Berkshire to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Berkshire post office opened in 1813.

We also found Berkshire in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Berkshire.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tioga County: www.tiogacountyny.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/