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Welcome to South New Berlin ...

South New Berlin is located in Chenango County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South New Berlin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1822.

A typical abbreviation for South New Berlin: S. New Berlin

South New Berlin is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for South New Berlin: 607

Websites for South New Berlin ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chenangony.org/

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

Communities near South New Berlin ...

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

  • Oneonta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Norwich
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sidney
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Sidney is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,557 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <3>
  • Oxford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sherburne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bainbridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
    • Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <3>
  • Unadilla
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
    • Unadilla is located in Otsego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <3>
  • New Berlin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Otego
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Earlville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
    • Earlville is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South New Berlin ...

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

Adding South New Berlin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South New Berlin post office opened in 1822.

We also found South New Berlin in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South New Berlin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Chenango, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South New Berlin - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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