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Do you know of Berlin ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Berlin. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Berlin.<1>

Our sources for Berlin (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Berlin other than they indicate that Berlin would be found somewhere in Tama County, Iowa.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1883 and closed  in 1918.

Communities Also Named Berlin ...

We found 49 communities that share the name Berlin.

There is one other community in Iowa which is also named Berlin.

Beyond Iowa, we know of another 48 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 48 communities, 48 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Iowa ...
    • Hardin County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Berlin [Hardin County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cullman County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Berlin [Cullman County].
      • Dallas County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Berlin [Dallas County].
    • Arkansas
      • Ashley County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Berlin [Ashley County].
      • Johnson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Berlin [Johnson County].
    • California
      • Colusa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Berlin [Colusa County].
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Berlin [Arapahoe County].
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Berlin [Hartford County].
    • Georgia
      • Colquitt County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Berlin [Colquitt County].
    • Illinois
      • Sangamon County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Berlin [Sangamon County].
    • Kansas
      • Bourbon County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Berlin [Bourbon County].
      • Clay County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Berlin [Clay County].
      • Riley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Berlin [Riley County].
      • Sedgwick County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Berlin [Sedgwick County].
      • Wabaunsee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Berlin [Wabaunsee County].
    • Kentucky
      • Bracken County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Berlin [Bracken County].
    • Maine
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Berlin [Franklin County].
    • Maryland
      • Worcester County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Berlin [Worcester County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Berlin [Worcester County].
    • Michigan
      • Ottawa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Berlin [Ottawa County].
      • Tuscola County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Berlin [Tuscola County].
    • Minnesota
      • Steele County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Berlin [Steele County].
    • Missouri
      • Gentry County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Berlin [Gentry County].
      • Lafayette County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Berlin [Lafayette County].
    • Nebraska
      • Otoe County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Berlin [Otoe County].
    • Nevada
      • Nye County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Berlin [Nye County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Coos County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Berlin [Coos County].
    • New Jersey
      • Camden County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Berlin [Camden County].
    • New York
      • Rensselaer County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Berlin [Rensselaer County].
    • North Carolina
      • Ashe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Berlin [Ashe County].
    • North Dakota
      • LaMoure County
      • Please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Berlin [LaMoure County].
    • Ohio
      • Coshocton County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Berlin [Coshocton County].
      • Delaware County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Berlin [Delaware County].
      • Holmes County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Berlin [Holmes County].
      • Jackson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Berlin [Jackson County].
      • Williams County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Berlin [Williams County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Roger Mills County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Berlin [Roger Mills County].
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Berlin.
    • Oregon
      • Linn County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Berlin [Linn County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Somerset County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Berlin [Somerset County].
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken County
      • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Berlin [Aiken County].
    • Tennessee
      • Marshall County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Berlin [Marshall County].
    • Texas
      • Erath County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Berlin [Erath County].
      • Washington County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Berlin [Washington County].
    • Vermont
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Vermont community of Berlin [Washington County].
    • Virginia
      • Southampton County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Berlin [Southampton County].
    • Washington
      • Berlin #1
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Berlin.
    • West Virginia
      • Lewis County
      • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Berlin [Lewis County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Green Lake County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Berlin [Green Lake County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Berlin ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Berlin:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Berlin - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office

Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Tama County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Tama County.

Badger HillHeath
BovinaHoward
Bruner 
ButlervilleIuka
  
ColdvilleKars
Collins GroveKinisaw
Connell 
CrystalOakwood
 Ola
DrydenOrford
  
ElbertonRamona
Ettie 
EurekaSalt Creek
EvergreenSpring Creek
  
FairhavenTamaville
Fifteen Mile Grove 
Fifteen MileVineyard
  
GeneseeWaltham
GeneseoWest Irving
 Wolf Creek

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Berlin could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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