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Welcome to Beresford ...

Beresford is located in Volusia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beresford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Beresford is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Beresford lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Beresford: 386

Communities Also Named Beresford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Beresford - they are located in British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Beresford ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beresford ...

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

Adding Beresford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beresford 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 Beresford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Beresford post office opened in 1876.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beresford.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Volusia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beresford - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/