Welcome to Bergton ...

Bergton is located in Rockingham County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bergton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1824.

Bergton is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Bergton is within the (540) area code.

Communities near Bergton ...

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

• Broadway
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
  • Broadway is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadway <4>
• Timberville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberville
  • Timberville is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timberville <4>
• Petersburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Grant County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <4>
• New Market
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
  • New Market is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <4>
• Mount Jackson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
  • Mount Jackson is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jackson <4>
• Fulks Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulks Run
  • Fulks Run is located in Rockingham County
• Orkney Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orkney Springs
  • Orkney Springs is located in Shenandoah County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orkney Springs <4>
• Basye - Bryce Mountain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basye - Bryce Mountain
  • Basye - Bryce Mountain is located in Shenandoah County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basye - Bryce Mountain <4>
• Mathias
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathias
  • Mathias is located in Hardy County (WV)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mathias <4>
• Cootes Store
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cootes Store
  • Cootes Store is located in Rockingham County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bergton ...

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

Adding Bergton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bergton post office opened in 1824.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bergton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/