Welcome to Berner ...
Berner is located in Clearwater County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Berner, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
Berner is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Berner lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Berner: 218
Communities Also Named Berner ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Berner - it's located in Georgia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Berner.
Communities near Berner ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Berner.
- Bagley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clearbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
- Clearbrook is located in Clearwater County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearbrook <3>
- Oklee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oklee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklee
- Oklee is located in Red Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oklee <3>
- Gonvick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gonvick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonvick
- Gonvick is located in Clearwater County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gonvick <3>
- Gully
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gully have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
- Gully is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Trail
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
- Trail is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Leonard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Leonard is located in Clearwater County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonard <3>
- Debs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debs
- Debs is located in Beltrami County
- Little Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Little Rock is located in Beltrami County
- Fosston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
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 Berner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Berner.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Berner. 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 Berner.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Berner. See our Newspapers Page for Berner.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berner ...
Looking for more information about Berner? 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 Berner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Berner.
Adding Berner to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Berner 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 Berner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Berner post office opened in 1906.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Berner.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Clearwater, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Berner - 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> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |