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Welcome to Berwyn ...

The village of Berwyn is located in Custer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Berwyn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Berwyn has a population of 80 people<2> (see below for details).

Berwyn is 2,370 feet [722 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Berwyn is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Berwyn: 308

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Berwyn had an population of 80 people. This is a decrease of 3.61% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 40.3% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Berwyn had a population of 83 people. This makes Berwyn the county's 11th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 83 people, the population of Berwyn decreased 38.06% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 134 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Berwyn.

Communities Also Named Berwyn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Berwyn - they are located in Alberta, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Berwyn ...

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

  • Broken Bow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Broken Bow is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Bow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,437 people
    • Broken Bow has also been known as:
    • Brokenbow
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broken Bow <4>
  • Ansley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Merna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mason City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Oconto
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Comstock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Westerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Weissert
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Buckeye
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Buckeye is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Cumro ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Cumro is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumro

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berwyn ...

Looking for more information about Berwyn? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Berwyn, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Berwyn.

Adding Berwyn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Berwyn 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 Berwyn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Berwyn post office opened in 1886.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Berwyn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Custer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Berwyn.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Berwyn - 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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