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Welcome to Bernice ...

Bernice is located in Cook County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bernice, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Bernice is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Bernice (for example, toward New Carlisle (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Bernice ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Bernice - they are located in Arkansas, California, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Bernice ...

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

  • Gary
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Gary is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <3>
  • Orland Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Tinley Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinley Park
    • Tinley Park is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tinley Park <3>
  • Oak Lawn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn
    • Oak Lawn is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,376 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Lawn <3>
  • Portage
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
    • Portage is located in Porter County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,137 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <3>
  • Merrillville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Crown Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Chicago Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Schererville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schererville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schererville
    • Schererville is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,593 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schererville <3>
  • Burbank
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bernice ...

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

Adding Bernice to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bernice 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 Bernice was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bernice post office opened in 1891.

We also found Bernice in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bernice.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Cook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bernice - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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