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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Bern (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bern. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Bern is located in San Luis Obispo County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of San Luis Obispo County: Kern, Kings, Monterey, Santa Barbara & Ventura.

Below are the counties that are near Bern. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bern:

  • San Luis Obispo County     (The home county of Bern)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bern, with the one closest to Bern listed first.
    • Estrella
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estrella
      • Estrella is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • El Paso de Robles
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Paso de Robles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso de Robles
      • El Paso de Robles is located in San Luis Obispo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,521 people
    • Linne
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linne
      • Linne is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Oak Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
      • Oak Park is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Wellsona
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsona
      • Wellsona is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Shandon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • San Miguel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Paso Robles
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Creston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Cholame
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Templeton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Atascadero
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fresno County
    • Parkfield Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkfield Junction
      • Parkfield Junction is located in Fresno County
  • Kern County
    • Kecks Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kecks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecks Corner
      • Kecks Corner is located in Kern County
  • Monterey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bern, with the one closest to Bern listed first.
    • Parkfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bradley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleyto ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleyto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleyto
      • Pleyto is located in Monterey County
    • San Ardo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • San Mateo County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bern, see our County-by-County Page for Bern.

Newspapers Published in Bern ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bern.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bern, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bern.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bern:

Cemeteries Near Bern ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bern.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bern covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bern, with the one closest to Bern listed first.

  • Paso Robles District Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paso Robles District Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paso Robles District Cemetery
  • Clark Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Memorial Park
  • Shandon Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shandon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shandon Cemetery
  • Templeton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Templeton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Templeton Cemetery
  • Atascadero Pine Mtn. Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Parkfield Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parkfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parkfield Cemetery
  • Imusdale Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Imusdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Imusdale Cemetery
  • Adelaida Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Santa Margarita Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santa Margarita Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Margarita Cemetery
  • Cayucos - Morro Bay District Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cayucos - Morro Bay District Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cayucos - Morro Bay District Cemetery
  • Quintana Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quintana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quintana Cemetery
  • Warthan Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Bern in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bern.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bern, with the one closest to Bern listed first.

  • Estrella
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estrella
    • Estrella is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Linne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linne
    • Linne is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Paso Robles
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Shandon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • San Miguel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Creston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Templeton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cholame
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Asuncion
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asuncion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asuncion
    • Asuncion is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Parkfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Valleton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleton
    • Valleton is located in Monterey County
  • Dove ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove
    • Dove is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Adelaida
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adelaida have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelaida
      • Adelaida is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Bradley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Annette
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annette
      • Annette is located in Kern County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bern. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bern.

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

The official website for San Luis Obispo County: www.co.slo.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bern) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bern. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6891, Longitude: -120.5396       In this case, the coordinates for Bern have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bern, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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