Welcome to Berryessa ...

Berryessa is located in Santa Clara County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Berryessa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Berryessa is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Berryessa lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Berryessa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Berryessa: This one is located in Santa Clara County and the other is located in Napa County.

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

Communities near Berryessa ...

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

• San Jose
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
  • San Jose is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Jose <4>
• Fremont
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234,569 people
  • Former names for Fremont:
  • Centerville
  • Irvington
  • Mission San Jose
  • Niles
  • Warm Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <4>
• Sunnyvale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyvale
  • Sunnyvale is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 151,746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunnyvale <4>
• Santa Clara
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
  • Santa Clara is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Clara <4>
• Pleasanton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
  • Pleasanton is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <4>
• Mountain View
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Mountain View is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain View <4>
• Milpitas
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milpitas
  • Milpitas is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milpitas <4>
• Union City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,501 people
  • Former name for Union City:
  • Decoto
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <4>
• Palo Alto
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
  • Palo Alto is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Alto <4>
• Cupertino
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupertino
  • Cupertino is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cupertino <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 Berryessa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Berryessa.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berryessa ...

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

Adding Berryessa to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Berryessa post office opened in 1889.

We also found Berryessa in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Berryessa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Santa Clara County: www.sccgov.org/

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