Welcome to Bergen ...

Bergen is located in Jackson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bergen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Bergen is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Bergen is within the (507) area code.

Communities Also Named Bergen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Bergen - they are located in Alberta, Illinois, Manitoba, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Bergen ...

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

• Windom
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
  • Windom is located in Cottonwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windom <4>
• Jackson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
• Mountain Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
  • Mountain Lake is located in Cottonwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Lake <4>
• Lakefield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefield
  • Lakefield is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakefield <4>
• Sherburn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburn
  • Sherburn is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherburn <4>
• Trimont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trimont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimont
  • Trimont is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trimont <4>
• Heron Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heron Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
  • Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
• Butterfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
  • Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
• Okabena
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okabena
  • Okabena is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
• Dunnell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunnell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
  • Dunnell is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bergen ...

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

Adding Bergen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bergen 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 Bergen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bergen post office opened in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bergen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/