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Welcome to Saint Bernice ...

Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Bernice, you might consider that their post office opened in 1867.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Bernice: St. Bernice

Saint Bernice is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Saint Bernice lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Saint Bernice (for example, toward Redmon (IL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Saint Bernice: 765

The ZIP code for Saint Bernice: 47875<3>

Communities near Saint Bernice ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Bernice ...

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

Adding Saint Bernice to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Saint Bernice post office opened in 1867.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Bernice.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Vermillion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint Bernice - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Saint Bernice). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Saint Bernice or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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