Welcome to Bertrand ...

Bertrand is located in Lancaster County<1>.

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

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<3>.

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

Bertrand is within the (804) area code.

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in King William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <4>
• Kilmarnock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilmarnock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmarnock
  • Kilmarnock is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilmarnock <4>
• Urbanna
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanna
  • Urbanna is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbanna <4>
• Irvington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
• White Stone
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stone
  • White Stone is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Stone <4>
• Locust Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
  • Locust Hill is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Hill <4>
• Merry Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merry Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
  • Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
• Weems
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
  • Weems is located in Lancaster County
• Griffins Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
  • Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
• Monaskon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
  • Monaskon is located in Lancaster 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 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 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.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bertrand.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.lancova.com/

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