North Berne is an unincorporated community in Fairfield County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

A post office was in operation at North Berne between 1856 and 1921.[2] The community derives its name from Berne, in Switzerland, the native land of a large share of the early settlers.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Berne
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Berne Post Office (historical)
  3. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 100.

39°42′20″N 82°29′55″W / 39.70556°N 82.49861°W / 39.70556; -82.49861


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