Welcome to Bernardo ...

Bernardo is located in Socorro County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bernardo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Bernardo is 4,740 feet [1,445 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Bernardo is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Bernardo: (575)

Communities Also Named Bernardo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bernardo - they are located in California and Texas.

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

Communities near Bernardo ...

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

• Belen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belen
  • Belen is located in Valencia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belen <4>
• Rio Communities
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio Communities have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Communities
  • Rio Communities is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Communities <4>
• Contreras
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
  • Contreras is located in Socorro County
• La Joya
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Joya
  • La Joya is located in Socorro County
• Las Nutrias
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Nutrias
  • Las Nutrias is located in Socorro County
• Veguita
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veguita
  • Veguita is located in Socorro County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veguita <4>
• Bosque
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosque
  • Bosque is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bosque <4>
• Casa Colorada
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Colorada
  • Casa Colorada is located in Valencia County
• San Acacia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Acacia
  • San Acacia is located in Socorro County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Acacia <4>
• Alamillo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamillo
  • Alamillo is located in Socorro County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bernardo ...

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

Adding Bernardo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bernardo post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bernardo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/