Welcome to East Berkshire ...
East Berkshire is located in Franklin County<1>.
The location of East Berkshire has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of East Berkshire, you might consider that their post office opened in 1827.
A typical abbreviation for East Berkshire: E. Berkshire
East Berkshire is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: East Berkshire lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
East Berkshire is within the boundaries of the (802) area code.
Communities Also Named East Berkshire ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Berkshire - it's located in New York.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Berkshire.
Communities near East Berkshire ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Berkshire.
- Cowansville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowansville
- Sutton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Highgate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Dunham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Newport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Enosburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enosburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enosburg
- Enosburg is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enosburg <5>
- Richford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Sheldon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Fairfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Potton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 East Berkshire. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Berkshire.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Berkshire. 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 East Berkshire.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Berkshire. See our Newspapers Page for East Berkshire.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Berkshire ...
Looking for more information about East Berkshire? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for East Berkshire, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for East Berkshire.
Adding East Berkshire to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East Berkshire 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 East Berkshire was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the East Berkshire post office opened in 1827.
We also found East Berkshire in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Berkshire.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Berkshire. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Berkshire - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |