Welcome to Berkshire Valley ...

Berkshire Valley is located in Morris County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Berkshire Valley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1816.

A typical abbreviation for Berkshire Valley: Berkshire Vly. (or less commonly used: Berkshire Vally. or Berkshire Vlly.)

Berkshire Valley is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Berkshire Valley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Berkshire Valley ...

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

• Summit
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Summit is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
• Morristown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Morristown is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
  • Morristown has also been known as:
  • New Hanover
  • West Hanover
• Dover
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dover is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
• Hackettstown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hackettstown is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
• Boonton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Boonton is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
• Newton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Newton is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
• Borough of Essex Fells
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Essex Fells
  • Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
• Essex Fells
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Essex Fells is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Fells
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
• Hopatcong Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hopatcong Hills is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopatcong Hills
• Millbrook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Millbrook is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berkshire Valley ...

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

Adding Berkshire Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Berkshire Valley 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 Berkshire Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Berkshire Valley post office opened in 1816. The Berkshire Valley post office closed in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Berkshire Valley.