Welcome to Bernice ...
So far, we found very little information about Bernice. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bernice to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bernice, please Contact Us.
Bernice would have been located within present day Imperial County<2>.
The location of Bernice has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bernice, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Bernice is near sea level<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Bernice was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Bernice, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.
If Bernice still existed, it would have been in the (760) and (442)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Bernice ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Bernice - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bernice.
Communities near Bernice ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bernice.
- Brawley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brawley
- Brawley is located in Imperial County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,015 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brawley <6>
- Imperial
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
- Imperial is located in Imperial County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,663 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imperial <6>
- Westmorland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmorland
- Westmorland is located in Imperial County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,231 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westmorland <6>
- Estelle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Estelle is located in Imperial County
- Alamorio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Niland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niland
- Niland is located in Imperial County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niland <6>
- Amos ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Amos is located in Imperial County
- Bombay Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay Beach
- Bombay Beach is located in Imperial County
- Holtville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville is located in Imperial County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,095 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holtville <6>
- Pope ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bernice. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bernice.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bernice. See our Newspapers Page for Bernice.
Adding Bernice to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bernice in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bernice was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Bernice post office opened in 1913.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bernice.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Imperial County: www.co.imperial.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bernice, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Imperial, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bernice - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (442) is an overlay for area code (760). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |