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Welcome to Bernecker ...

Bernecker is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Bernecker is located in Fisher County<1>.

Bernecker is 2,190 feet [668 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Bernecker is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Bernecker lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bernecker: 325

Communities near Bernecker ...

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

  • Sweetwater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Roscoe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Roby
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Loraine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Claytonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Claytonville is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claytonville
  • Capitola
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Capitola is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
  • Wastella ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wastella is located in Nolan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wastella
  • Avenger Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Avenger Village is located in Nolan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenger Village
  • Hermleigh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hobbs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Hobbs is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bernecker ...

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

Adding Bernecker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bernecker 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 (so far) for Bernecker was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bernecker.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Fisher, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bernecker - 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.