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Welcome to Berkshire Estates ...

Berkshire Estates is located in Tuscaloosa County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Berkshire Estates: Berkshire Ests.

Berkshire Estates is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Berkshire Estates: 205 & 659<3>

Communities Also Named Berkshire Estates ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Berkshire Estates - they are located in Connecticut and Georgia.

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

Communities near Berkshire Estates ...

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

  • Tuscaloosa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Northport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Moundville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Brookwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Coaling
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
  • Gordo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Gordo is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordo <4>
  • Coker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Coker is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coker <4>
  • Union
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Union is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Ingleside Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
  • Sahama Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sahama Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahama Village

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 Estates. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Berkshire Estates.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berkshire Estates ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Tuscaloosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Berkshire Estates - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Berkshire Estates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Berkshire Estates area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.