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Welcome to Berlinville ...

Berlinville is located in Erie County<1>.



The pronunciation of Berlinville: BUR-lynn-vil<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Berlinville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

Berlinville is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Berlinville ...

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

  • Sandusky
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Norwalk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Amherst
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
    • Amherst is located in Lorain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,387 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <4>
  • Vermilion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Oberlin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Bellevue
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Huron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Huron is located in Erie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,827 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <4>
  • Wellington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
    • Wellington is located in Lorain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,948 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <4>
  • New London
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
    • New London is located in Huron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <4>
  • South Amherst
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
    • South Amherst is located in Lorain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 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 Berlinville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Berlinville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berlinville ...

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

Adding Berlinville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Berlinville 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 Berlinville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Berlinville post office opened in 1835.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Berlinville.

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

The official website for Erie County: www.erie-county-ohio.net/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Erie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Berlinville. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Berlinville - 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>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.
<6>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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