Welcome to Berryville ...
Berryville is located in Yazoo County<1>.
The location of Berryville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Berryville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
Berryville is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Berryville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Berryville lies within the (662) area code.
Communities Also Named Berryville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Berryville - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois (2), Michigan (2), New York, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Berryville.
Communities near Berryville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Berryville.
- Canton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Canton is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,799 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
- Yazoo City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <4>
- Flora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
- Flora is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <4>
- Pickens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Pickens is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <4>
- Bentonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonia
- Bentonia is located in Yazoo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentonia <4>
- Eden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Vaughan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Davis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Sharpsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Mill Town
(11 miles [17.7 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 Berryville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Berryville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Berryville. 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 Berryville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Berryville. See our Newspapers Page for Berryville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berryville ...
Looking for more information about Berryville? 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 Berryville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Berryville.
Adding Berryville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Berryville 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 Berryville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Berryville post office opened in 1891.
We also found Berryville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Berryville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Berryville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Yazoo, 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 Berryville - 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/ |