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Welcome to Bergville ...

Bergville is located in Itasca County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Bergville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Bergville is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Bergville is located in the (218) area code.

Communities near Bergville ...

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

  • Blackduck
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Kelliher
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Northome
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northome
    • Northome is located in Koochiching County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northome <4>
  • Squaw Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squaw Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squaw Lake
    • Squaw Lake is located in Itasca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Squaw Lake <4>
  • Mizpah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mizpah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah
    • Mizpah is located in Koochiching County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Funkley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkley
    • Funkley is located in Beltrami County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people
  • Dora Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora Lake
    • Dora Lake is located in Itasca County
  • Shooks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
    • Shooks is located in Beltrami County
  • Gemmell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gemmell
    • Gemmell is located in Koochiching County
  • Wirt
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wirt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirt
    • Wirt is located in Itasca County

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bergville ...

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

Adding Bergville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bergville post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bergville.

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

The official website for Itasca County: www.co.itasca.mn.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Itasca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bergville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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