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Welcome to Berthaville ...

Berthaville is located in King George County<1>.


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


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

Berthaville is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Berthaville is within the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Berthaville ...

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

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

Communities near Berthaville ...

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

  • Fredericksburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • La Plata
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
    • La Plata is located in Charles County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Plata <4>
  • Dumfries
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
    • Dumfries is located in Prince William County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <4>
  • Indian Head
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Head have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
    • Indian Head is located in Charles County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,787 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Head <4>
  • Colonial Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Quantico
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quantico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quantico
    • Quantico is located in Prince William County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quantico <4>
  • Port Royal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Port Tobacco Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Tobacco Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
    • Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Dahlgren
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dahlgren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
    • Dahlgren is located in King George County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dahlgren <4>
  • Alden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
    • Alden is located in King George 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 Berthaville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Berthaville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berthaville ...

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

Adding Berthaville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Berthaville post office opened in 1898.

We also found Berthaville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Berthaville.

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

The official website for King George County: www.king-george.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including King George, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Berthaville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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