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Welcome to Bertha ...

Bertha is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Bertha is located in Douglas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bertha, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Bertha is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bertha: 417

Communities Also Named Bertha ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Bertha - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Bertha ...

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

  • Ava
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ava is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,905 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <3>
  • Gainesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Norwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Buckhart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Buckhart is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
  • Brixey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Brixey is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brixey
  • Trail
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Trail is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
  • Drury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Drury is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
  • Almartha
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Almartha is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almartha
  • Richville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Richville is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
  • Dora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bertha ...

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

Adding Bertha to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bertha 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 (so far) for Bertha was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bertha post office opened in 1903. The Bertha post office closed in 1956.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bertha.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bertha - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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