Welcome to Berenice ...

Berenice is located in Butte County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Berenice: bur-NEEZ<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Berenice, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Berenice is 4,830 feet [1,472 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Berenice is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Berenice lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Berenice: (208) & (986)<5>

Communities near Berenice ...

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

• Arco
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arco
  • Arco is located in Butte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arco <6>
• Butte City
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte City
  • Butte City is located in Butte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
• Moore
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
  • Moore is located in Butte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <6>
• Lost River
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
  • Lost River is located in Butte County
• Monteview
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monteview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteview
  • Monteview is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monteview <6>
• Lone Pine
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
  • Lone Pine is located in Clark County
• Mud Lake
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mud Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lake
  • Mud Lake is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mud Lake <6>
• Terreton
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terreton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terreton
  • Terreton is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terreton <6>
• Alder City ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alder City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder City
  • Alder City is located in Custer County
• Atomic City
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atomic City
  • Atomic City is located in Bingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atomic City <6>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berenice ...

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

Adding Berenice to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Berenice 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 Berenice was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Berenice post office opened in 1911.

We also found Berenice on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Idaho (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Berenice.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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