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Welcome to Bernice ...

Bernice is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bernice, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Bernice is 5,550 feet [1,692 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Bernice is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Bernice lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bernice: 406

Communities Also Named Bernice ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Bernice - they are located in Arkansas, California, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Bernice ...

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

  • Boulder
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Walkerville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Elk Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Elk Park is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
  • Comet ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Comet is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
    • Comet has also been known as:
    • High Ore
  • Emery ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Emery is located in Powell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
  • Woodville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Woodville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Rimini ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Rimini is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimini
  • Jefferson City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Elkhorn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Elkhorn is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • North Walkerville ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • North Walkerville is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Walkerville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bernice ...

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

Adding Bernice to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bernice 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 Bernice was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bernice post office opened in 1890. The Bernice post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bernice.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bernice - 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/