Welcome to Bernadotte ...
So far, we found very little information about Bernadotte. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bernadotte to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bernadotte, please Contact Us.
Bernadotte would have been located within present day Fulton County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bernadotte, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Bernadotte is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Bernadotte was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Bernadotte was located: 309 & 861<4>
Communities Also Named Bernadotte ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bernadotte - it's located in Minnesota.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bernadotte.
Communities near Bernadotte ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bernadotte.
- Macomb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macomb have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
- Macomb is located in McDonough County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,206 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <6>
- Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Canton is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,265 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <6>
- Havana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Havana is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,945 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <6>
- Bushnell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Bushnell is located in McDonough County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bushnell <6>
- Lewistown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Lewistown is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,096 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <6>
- Cuba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cuba is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <6>
- Astoria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astoria have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Astoria is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astoria <6>
- Avon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Avon is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <6>
- Vermont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Vermont is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermont <6>
- Saint David
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint David
- Saint David is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint David <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 Bernadotte. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bernadotte.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bernadotte. 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 Bernadotte.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bernadotte. See our Newspapers Page for Bernadotte.
Adding Bernadotte to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bernadotte 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 Bernadotte was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Bernadotte post office opened in 1837.
We also found Bernadotte in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bernadotte.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bernadotte, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Fulton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bernadotte - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 309 code has been Overlayed with the 861 area code. New phone numbers in the Bernadotte area will be assigned with one of these codes: 309 or 861. As a result, placing a call in the Bernadotte area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |