Welcome to Berne ...

Berne is located in Crawford County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Berne, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Berne is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Berne lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Berne is within the (712) area code.

Communities Also Named Berne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Berne - they are located in Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Washington.

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

Communities near Berne ...

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

• Denison
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
  • Denison is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <4>
• Mapleton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
  • Mapleton is located in Monona County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <4>
• Dunlap
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunlap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
  • Dunlap is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <4>
• Schleswig
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schleswig have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schleswig
  • Schleswig is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schleswig <4>
• Battle Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
  • Battle Creek is located in Ida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Creek <4>
• Dow City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dow City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dow City
  • Dow City is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dow City <4>
• Charter Oak
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charter Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak
  • Charter Oak is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charter Oak <4>
• Ute
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ute have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ute
  • Ute is located in Monona County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ute <4>
• Danbury
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
  • Danbury is located in Woodbury County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <4>
• Kiron
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiron
  • Kiron is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiron <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 Berne. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Berne.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berne ...

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

Adding Berne to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Berne 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 Berne was on a map titled Map of Iowa (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Berne.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Crawford County: www.crawfordcounty.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/