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Welcome to Bertie ...

Bertie is located in Assumption Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bertie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

Bertie is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Bertie: 985

Communities Also Named Bertie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bertie - they are located in Kansas and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Bertie ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bertie ...

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

Adding Bertie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bertie 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 Bertie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bertie post office opened in 1879. The Bertie post office closed in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bertie.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Assumption, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bertie - 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>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/