Welcome to Berea ...

Berea is located in Barnes County<1>.

The location of Berea has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Berea, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Berea is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Berea is located in the (701) area code.

Communities Also Named Berea ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Berea - they are located in Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee (3), Texas (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Berea ...

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

• Valley City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
  • Valley City is located in Barnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley City <4>
• Tower City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower City
  • Tower City is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tower City <4>
• Sanborn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn
  • Sanborn is located in Barnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanborn <4>
• Litchville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchville
  • Litchville is located in Barnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchville <4>
• Oriska
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriska
  • Oriska is located in Barnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oriska <4>
• Dazey
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dazey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dazey
  • Dazey is located in Barnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dazey <4>
• Fingal
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fingal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingal
  • Fingal is located in Barnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fingal <4>
• Kathryn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathryn
  • Kathryn is located in Barnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kathryn <4>
• Rogers
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Rogers is located in Barnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <4>
• Leal
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leal
  • Leal is located in Barnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berea ...

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

Adding Berea to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Berea 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 Berea was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Berea in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Berea post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Berea.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Berea. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Barnes County: www.co.barnes.nd.us/

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/