Berryman is an

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on the border between

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and

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counties in the

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. Located along Route 8, it lies in the

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, approximately sixteen miles west of Potosi.

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flows under Route 8, just west of the village. Berryman Recreation Area and trail lie to the northeast of the village. Berryman was originally called Osage, and under the latter name was founded in the 1830s. The present name is after John Berryman, the acquaintance of an early settler. A post office named Osage was established in 1836, the name was changed to Berryman in 1886, and the post office closed in 1986.

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