Bernice, OK

Bernice is a town in Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States. The 2020 census counted 422 residents. Located on Grand Lake o' the Cherokees, the town is now primarily a vacation and retirement area. Bernice was founded in 1912, after Rose Mode and his partner, Charles Lee, bought 60 acres of land in the Horse Creek Basin of northwestern Delaware County. Most of Bernice is zoned to Cleora Public School while a section to the north is in Afton Public Schools. Bernice's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Oklahoma setting. The local scoop is how Bernice's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. The town was named for Mode's daughter, Bernice. Bernice is located along the west bank of Horse Creek. Bernice is located on Grand Lake.