THE BEREA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Outer Bluegrass setting.
Berea city has 16.5 square miles of land in Madison County. Its Census reference point is in Outer Bluegrass, within Interior Plateau.
Open hills, irregular plains and tablelands are developed on limestone and other sedimentary rocks. Oak-hickory woodland, local prairie and cedar-glade settings contribute to this diverse inland plateau.
Regional context: Interior Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Berea and Madison County
Berea is associated with Madison County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Berea by land and water
The Census records 0.07 square miles of water within Berea, or 0.4% of its total area. It is 0.8 percentage points lower than the 1.2% recorded for Madison County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Berea city has 74.1% of the land area of nearby Richmond city (22.3 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

