Welcome to Berryton ...

Berryton is located in Shawnee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Berryton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Berryton is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Berryton is within the boundaries of the (785) area code.

The ZIP code for Berryton: 66409<3>

Communities Also Named Berryton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Berryton - they are located in Georgia, New Brunswick and Ontario.

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

Communities near Berryton ...

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

• Topeka
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka
  • Topeka is located in Shawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topeka <4>
• Silver Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Silver Lake is located in Shawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <4>
• Carbondale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
• Auburn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Shawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
• Overbrook
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
  • Overbrook is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overbrook <4>
• Perry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
• Burlingame
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlingame have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
  • Burlingame is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Former name for Burlingame:
  • American Settlement
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <4>
• Meriden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
  • Meriden is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meriden <4>
• Scranton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <4>
• Lecompton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lecompton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecompton
  • Lecompton is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lecompton <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berryton ...

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

Adding Berryton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Berryton 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 Berryton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Berryton post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Berryton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Shawnee County: www.co.shawnee.ks.us/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/