Welcome to Bertha ...

Bertha is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bertha, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1921.

Bertha is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Bertha ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

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

Communities Also Named Bertha ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Bertha - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Bertha ...

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

• Weirton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
  • Weirton is located in Hancock County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <4>
• Steubenville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steubenville
  • Steubenville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steubenville <4>
• Washington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• East Liverpool
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liverpool
  • East Liverpool is located in Columbiana County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Liverpool <4>
• Canonsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonsburg
  • Canonsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canonsburg <4>
• Aliquippa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aliquippa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliquippa
  • Aliquippa is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aliquippa <4>
• Carnegie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carnegie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
  • Carnegie is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carnegie <4>
• Ambridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambridge
  • Ambridge is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambridge <4>
• Crafton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafton
  • Crafton is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crafton <4>
• Coraopolis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coraopolis
  • Coraopolis is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coraopolis <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bertha ...

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

Adding Bertha to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bertha post office opened in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bertha.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/