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Welcome to North Bergen ...

North Bergen is located in Genesee County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of North Bergen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

A typical abbreviation for North Bergen: N. Bergen

North Bergen is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for North Bergen: (585)

Websites for North Bergen ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.geneseeny.com/

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

Communities Also Named North Bergen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named North Bergen - it's located in New Jersey.

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

Communities near North Bergen ...

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

  • Batavia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brockport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hilton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Albion
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Medina
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Le Roy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
    • Le Roy is located in Genesee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <4>
  • Spencerport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencerport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerport
    • Spencerport is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencerport <4>
  • Avon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
  • Churchville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Caledonia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Bergen ...

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

Adding North Bergen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the North Bergen post office opened in 1833.

We also found North Bergen in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Bergen.

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

The official website for Genesee County: www.co.genesee.ny.us/

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 Genesee, 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 North Bergen - 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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