Welcome to Berlin ...

Berlin is located in Lafayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Berlin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.

When the people of Berlin refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Berliner<2>

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

Communities Also Named Berlin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Berlin: This one is located in Lafayette County and the other is located in Gentry County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 49 communities that are also named Berlin - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa (2), Kansas (5), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Adding Berlin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Berlin in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Berlin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Berlin post office opened in 1857.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Berlin.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Lafayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Berlin refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Berlin may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/