Welcome to Bering ...

Bering is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Bering is located in Polk County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bering, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Bering is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Bering is within the boundaries of the (936) area code.

Communities Also Named Bering ...

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

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

Communities near Bering ...

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

• Livingston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Livingston is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <4>
• Onalaska
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onalaska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
  • Onalaska is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onalaska <4>
• Corrigan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrigan
  • Corrigan is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corrigan <4>
• Groveton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
  • Groveton is located in Trinity County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveton <4>
• Goodrich
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodrich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
  • Goodrich is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodrich <4>
• Chester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Tyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Leggett
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leggett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
  • Leggett is located in Polk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leggett <4>
• Bold Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs
  • Bold Springs is located in Polk County
• Camden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Polk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <4>
• Lily Island
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Island
  • Lily Island is located in Polk 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 Bering. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bering.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bering ...

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

Adding Bering to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bering in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bering was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Bering in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Bering post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bering.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/