Welcome to Bernice ...

Bernice is located in Tuscarawas County<1>.

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

Bernice is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Bernice ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tuschamber.com/

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

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, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, 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.

• New Philadelphia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
  • New Philadelphia is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Philadelphia <4>
• Dover
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
• Coshocton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coshocton
  • Coshocton is located in Coshocton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coshocton <4>
• Cambridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <4>
• Uhrichsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uhrichsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhrichsville
  • Uhrichsville is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uhrichsville <4>
• Newcomerstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomerstown
  • Newcomerstown is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcomerstown <4>
• Dennison
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
  • Dennison is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennison <4>
• West Lafayette
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lafayette
  • West Lafayette is located in Coshocton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Lafayette <4>
• Sugarcreek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
  • Sugarcreek is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugarcreek <4>
• Gnadenhutten
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gnadenhutten have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnadenhutten
  • Gnadenhutten is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gnadenhutten <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 1898.

We also found Bernice on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

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 Tuscarawas County: www.co.tuscarawas.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/