Welcome to Bergen ...

Bergen is located in Rock County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bergen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Bergen is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Bergen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Bergen - they are located in Alberta, Illinois, Manitoba, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York and North Dakota.

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

Communities near Bergen ...

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

• Rockford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Rockford is located in Winnebago County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <4>
• Janesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
  • Janesville is located in Rock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
• Beloit
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
  • Beloit is located in Rock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
• Belvidere
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Belvidere is located in Boone County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belvidere <4>
• Loves Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loves Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Park
  • Loves Park is located in Winnebago County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loves Park <4>
• Machesney Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machesney Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machesney Park
  • Machesney Park is located in Winnebago County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machesney Park <4>
• Roscoe
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
  • Roscoe is located in Winnebago County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <4>
• Harvard
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
  • Harvard is located in McHenry County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvard <4>
• Delavan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
  • Delavan is located in Walworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 people
• South Beloit
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Beloit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Beloit
  • South Beloit is located in Winnebago County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Beloit <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 Bergen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bergen.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bergen ...

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

Adding Bergen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bergen post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bergen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rock County: www.co.rock.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/