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Welcome to Berryton ...

Berryton is located in Chattooga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Berryton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

Berryton is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Berryton (for example, toward Fort Payne (AL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Berryton: 706 & 762<3>

Communities Also Named Berryton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Berryton - they are located in Kansas, New Brunswick and Ontario.

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

Communities near Berryton ...

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

  • Rome
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Martindale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Martindale is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
  • Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
  • Fort Payne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • LaFayette
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Summerville Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
  • Summerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Chiaha ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Chiaha is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
  • Trion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Bluff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berryton ...

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

Adding Berryton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Berryton 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 (so far) for Berryton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Berryton post office opened in 1910. The Berryton post office closed in 1956.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Berryton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Chattooga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Berryton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Berryton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Berryton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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