Welcome to Berwick ...

Berwick is located in Warren County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Berwick: BER-wik<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Berwick, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1843.

Berwick is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Berwick is located in the (309) area code.

The ZIP code for Berwick: 61417<5>

Communities Also Named Berwick ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Berwick - they are located in Alabama, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Berwick ...

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

• Galesburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
  • Galesburg is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galesburg <6>
• Monmouth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
  • Monmouth is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monmouth <6>
• Abingdon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
  • Abingdon is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abingdon <6>
• Bushnell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Knoxville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Knoxville is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <6>
• Roseville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <6>
• Alexis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
  • Alexis is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexis <6>
• Stronghurst
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stronghurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghurst
  • Stronghurst is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stronghurst <6>
• East Galesburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Galesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galesburg
  • East Galesburg is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
• Avon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berwick ...

Looking for more information about Berwick? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Berwick, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Berwick.

Adding Berwick to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Berwick post office opened in 1843.

We also found Berwick in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Berwick.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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