History
A variant name was "Frankville". The present name is after one Colonel Bob Berner. A post office called Frankville was established in 1882, the name was changed to Berner in 1896, and the post office closed in 1957. The community had a depot on the Atlanta, Macon and Brunswick division of the Southern Railroad.References
Unincorporated communities in Monroe County, Georgia {{MonroeCountyGA-geo-stub