Welcome to Berner ...
Berner is located in Monroe County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Berner, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.
Berner is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Berner lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Berner: 478
Communities Also Named Berner ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Berner - it's located in Minnesota.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Berner.
Websites for Berner ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.forsyth-monroechamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Berner, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Berner ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Berner.
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forsyth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville is located in Monroe County
- Flovilla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkinsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsburg
- Jenkinsburg is located in Butts County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkinsburg <3>
- Juliette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juliette have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliette
- Juliette is located in Monroe County
- Estimated population in 2019: 161 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Juliette <3>
- Calvin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Calvin is located in Jasper County
- Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
- Box Ankle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
- Box Ankle is located in Monroe 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 Berner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Berner.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Berner. 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 Berner.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Berner. See our Newspapers Page for Berner.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berner ...
Looking for more information about Berner? 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 Berner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Berner.
Adding Berner to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Berner 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 Berner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Berner post office opened in 1896.
We also found Berner on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Berner.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Berner - 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> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |