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Welcome to Berrian ...

Berrian is located in Benton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Berrian, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.

Berrian is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Berrian lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Berrian: 509

Communities near Berrian ...

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

  • Kennewick
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Hermiston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hermiston is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermiston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,791 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermiston <3>
  • Umatilla
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Umatilla is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umatilla
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,360 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Umatilla <3>
  • Stanfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Irrigon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Irrigon is located in Morrow County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irrigon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,799 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irrigon <3>
  • Echo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Echo is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <3>
  • Cold Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cold Springs is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
  • Power City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Power City is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power City
  • Plymouth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Plymouth is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Hinkle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hinkle is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berrian ...

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

Adding Berrian to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Berrian 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 Berrian was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Berrian post office opened in 1913. The Berrian post office closed in 1949.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Berrian.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Benton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Berrian - 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.
<4>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/