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>.

The location of Bernadotte has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bernadotte, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bernadotte is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Bernadotte was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Bernadotte still existed, it would have been in the (309) area code.

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.<3> 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 <5>
• 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 <5>
• 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 <5>
• 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 <5>
• 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.<3> 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 <5>
• Cuba
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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 <5>
• 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.<3> 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 <5>
• Avon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
• 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 <5>
• Saint David
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint David have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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 <5>

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 book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Bernadotte on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bernadotte.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov