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Welcome to Bertrand ...

Bertrand is located in Lancaster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bertrand, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Bertrand is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bertrand: 804 & 686<3>

Communities Also Named Bertrand ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Bertrand - they are located in Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick and Ontario.

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

Communities near Bertrand ...

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

  • West Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kilmarnock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Urbanna
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Irvington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • White Stone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Locust Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Merry Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
  • Weems
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Weems is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
  • Griffins Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
  • Monaskon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bertrand ...

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

Adding Bertrand to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bertrand post office opened in 1902. The Bertrand post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bertrand.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bertrand - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Bertrand area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Bertrand area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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