Welcome to Berkshire ...
So far, we found very little information about Berkshire. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Berkshire to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Berkshire, please Contact Us.
Berkshire would have been located within present day Sanilac County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Berkshire, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Berkshire, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
Time Zone: The area where Berkshire was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Berkshire ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Berkshire - they are located in Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, New York (2), Ohio, Vermont and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Berkshire.
Communities near Berkshire ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Berkshire.
- Sandusky
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Sandusky is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,494 people
- Former name for Sandusky:
- Sanilac Centre
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <4>
- Croswell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croswell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croswell
- Croswell is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croswell <4>
- Marlette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlette
- Marlette is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlette <4>
- Brown City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown City
- Brown City is located in Lapeer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brown City <4>
- Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Lexington is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,118 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
- Deckerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deckerville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckerville
- Deckerville is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deckerville <4>
- Peck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Peck is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Port Sanilac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Sanilac have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sanilac
- Port Sanilac is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Sanilac <4>
- Carsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Carsonville is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carsonville <4>
- Applegate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applegate
- Applegate is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Applegate <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 Berkshire. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Berkshire.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Berkshire. 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 Berkshire.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Berkshire. See our Newspapers Page for Berkshire.
Adding Berkshire to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Berkshire was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Berkshire post office opened in 1890.
We also found Berkshire in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Berkshire.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sanilac County: www.sanilaccounty.net/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Berkshire, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Sanilac, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |