Bern, KS

united states

Bern is a farming town of 136 people in northeastern Kansas, reached via Highway 9 south from US-36. The area features rolling hills typical of the Great Plains transition zone, with corn and soybean fields stretching between small creek valleys. Most visitors arrive from nearby communities like Hiawatha or Sabetha, though some come from Marysville 25 miles southwest. St. Joseph's Catholic Church, with its prominent spire visible across the farmland, has anchored this German-Catholic community since the late 1800s.