Welcome to Bernal ...
Bernal is located in northeast New Mexico.
Bernal is located in San Miguel County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bernal, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
Bernal is 6,150 feet [1,875 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Bernal is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Bernal lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Bernal ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Bernal - they are located in California, Kansas and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bernal.
Communities near Bernal ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bernal.
- Las Vegas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Vegas
- Las Vegas is located in San Miguel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,826 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Las Vegas <3>
- Tecolote
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Apache Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache Springs
- Apache Springs is located in San Miguel County
- Coruco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coruco
- Coruco is located in San Miguel County
- El Ancon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Ancon
- El Ancon is located in San Miguel County
- Ribera
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ribera
- Ribera is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ribera <3>
- San Miguel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for San Miguel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
- San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
- El Cerrito
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Cerrito
- El Cerrito is located in San Miguel County
- Villanueva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanueva
- Villanueva is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Villanueva <3>
- Romero
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Bernal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bernal.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bernal. 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 Bernal.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bernal. See our Newspapers Page for Bernal.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bernal ...
Looking for more information about Bernal? 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 Bernal, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bernal.
Adding Bernal to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bernal 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 Bernal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Bernal post office opened in 1881.
We also found Bernal in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bernal.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bernal. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including San Miguel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bernal - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |