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History · Berry

Berry dates to 1867, and 44% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Stoney Castle. Below: maps from 1936 on and the census since 1900.

1867founded
1on the National Register
44%homes built before 1940
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How Berry began

When was Berry founded?

1867

Berry dates its founding to 1867 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1900.

First census: 250 in 19002020 census: 250159 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1880.

What stands out about Berry’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Berry are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 532 in 1920; 250 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Berry’s homes were built before 1943.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Berry’s history is told.

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People over time

Berry, census by census

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Peaked at 532 in 1920; 250 people lived here in 2020.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Berry’s Wikipedia page.

The story so far

Berry, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Berry yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Berry is a home rule-class city in Harrison County, Kentucky, and Pendleton County, Kentucky in the United States. The city was formally incorporated by the state assembly in 1867 as "Berryville". It was renamed "Berry Station" two years later. As of the 2020 census, Berry had a population of 250.

Berry was established in 1867. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 264 to 250 (-5%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Berry, 1867 to 1936

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1867
    FoundingBerry is established
  3. 1880Post officeThe Berry post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1920CensusPopulation peaks at 532
  6. 1936On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Berry, decade by decade

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On the map

Berry on the map, 1936 to 1953

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Berry. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Berry on the 1936 USGS mapBerry on the 1953 USGS map1936Falmouth sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Berry.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Berry

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
first listed
1978
Stoney Castle
Buildings
All 1 listings
Stoney CastleBuilding · listed 1978

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Berry

Nobody well known was born in Berry itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Phillip SharpAmerican biologist · b. 1944
Jim KellyAmerican athlete, actor, and martial artist · b. 1946
Beth BroderickAmerican actress · b. 1959
Don GallowayAmerican actor · b. 1937
Lawrence PressmanAmerican actor · b. 1939
Arnie RisenAmerican basketball player · b. 1924
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Berry’s post office has been open since 1880.

Gone or out of use
Berry Railroad Stationlocale

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Berry’s history

What year was Berry founded?

In 1867, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Berry’s post office opened in 1880, and the census of 1900 counted 250 people here.

What is on the National Register in Berry?

One place: the Stoney Castle (listed 1978).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (4), the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.