Welcome to Berne ...

Berne is located in Dodge County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Berne, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Berne is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Berne lies within the (507) area code.

Communities Also Named Berne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Berne - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Washington.

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

Communities near Berne ...

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

• Rochester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Olmsted County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
• Kasson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kasson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
  • Kasson is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kasson <4>
• Byron
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
  • Byron is located in Olmsted County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <4>
• Rice Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
  • Rice Lake is located in Steele County
• Zumbrota
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zumbrota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zumbrota
  • Zumbrota is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zumbrota <4>
• Pine Island
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Pine Island is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Island <4>
• Dodge Center
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Center
  • Dodge Center is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,798 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge Center <4>
• Kenyon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
  • Kenyon is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenyon <4>
• Oronoco
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronoco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoco
  • Oronoco is located in Olmsted County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronoco <4>
• Hayfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
  • Hayfield is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayfield <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 Berne. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Berne.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berne ...

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

Adding Berne to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Berne post office opened in 1858.

We also found Berne in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Berne.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dodge County: www.co.dodge.mn.us/

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