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Welcome to Bernhart ...

Bernhart is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bernhart, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Bernhart is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Bernhart ...

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

  • Ottumwa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Fairfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Maharishi Vedic City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
  • Eldon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hedrick
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
  • Brighton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Agency
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Richland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Batavia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Birmingham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bernhart ...

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

Adding Bernhart to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bernhart in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bernhart was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bernhart post office opened in 1901. The Bernhart post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bernhart.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bernhart - 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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