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Welcome to Center Berlin ...

Center Berlin is located in Rensselaer County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Center Berlin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Center Berlin is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Center Berlin is located in the (518) area code.

Websites for Center Berlin ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.renscochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Center Berlin, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Center Berlin ...

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

  • Troy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Rensselaer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
  • Pittsfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
  • Cohoes
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Bennington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
    • Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
  • North Adams
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
    • North Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
  • Watervliet
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
    • Watervliet is located in Albany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
    • Former names for Watervliet:
    • Gibbonsville
    • Port Schuyler
    • West Troy
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <4>
  • Rensselaer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
    • Rensselaer is located in Rensselaer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,142 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer <4>
  • Adams
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
  • Williamstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
    • Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
  • Dalton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
    • Dalton is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 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 Center Berlin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Center Berlin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Center Berlin ...

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

Adding Center Berlin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Center Berlin post office opened in 1893.

We also found Center Berlin in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Center Berlin.

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

The official website for Rensselaer County: www.rensco.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Rensselaer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Center Berlin - 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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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