Welcome to Bernardstown ...
Bernardstown is located in Webster County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bernardstown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Bernardstown is 3,180 feet [969 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Bernardstown is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Bernardstown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Bernardstown: 304 & 681<3>
Communities near Bernardstown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bernardstown.
- Addison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Cowen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowen
- Cowen is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowen <5>
- Camden-on-Gauley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden-on-Gauley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Orndoff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Excelsior
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Excelsior is located in Webster County
- Big Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Hacker Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacker Valley
- Hacker Valley is located in Webster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hacker Valley <5>
- Florence ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Halo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Upperglade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
- Upperglade is located in Webster 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 Bernardstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bernardstown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bernardstown. 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 Bernardstown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bernardstown. See our Newspapers Page for Bernardstown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bernardstown ...
Looking for more information about Bernardstown? 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 Bernardstown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bernardstown.
Adding Bernardstown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bernardstown 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 Bernardstown was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bernardstown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bernardstown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Webster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bernardstown - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Bernardstown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Bernardstown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |