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Welcome to Bernardino ...

Bernardino is located in Cochise County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bernardino, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Bernardino is 4,500 feet [1,372 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Bernardino is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Bernardino lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Bernardino and travel east, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Area Code for Bernardino: 520

Communities near Bernardino ...

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

  • Douglas
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Apache
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache
    • Apache is located in Cochise County
  • Pirtleville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • McNeal
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Double Adobe
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Adobe
    • Double Adobe is located in Cochise County
  • Gibson
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gibson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
    • Gibson is located in Hidalgo County (NM)
  • Cloverdale ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Cloverdale is located in Hidalgo County (NM)
  • Elfrida
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rodeo
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Paradise
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Paradise is located in Cochise 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 Bernardino. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bernardino.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bernardino ...

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

Adding Bernardino to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bernardino 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 Bernardino was on a map titled Road Map for Arizona (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bernardino.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Cochise, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bernardino - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.