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Welcome to Bergen ...

Bergen is located in Rock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bergen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Bergen is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bergen lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Bergen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Bergen - they are located in Alberta, Illinois, Manitoba, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York and North Dakota.

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

Communities near Bergen ...

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

  • Rockford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockford is located in Winnebago County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,835 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <3>
  • Janesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Janesville is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
  • Beloit
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Beloit is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
  • Belvidere
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Loves Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Machesney Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Roscoe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Roscoe is located in Winnebago County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <3>
  • Harvard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Harvard is located in McHenry County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,979 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvard <3>
  • Delavan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Delavan is located in Walworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 people
  • South Beloit
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bergen ...

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

Adding Bergen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bergen post office opened in 1895. The Bergen post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bergen.

Footnotes ...

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