Welcome to Breitenbush ...

Breitenbush is located in Marion County<1>.

The location of Breitenbush has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Breitenbush, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1928.

Breitenbush is 2,230 feet [680 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Breitenbush is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Breitenbush lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Breitenbush ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Breitenbush.

• Detroit
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
  • Detroit is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <4>
• Idanha
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idanha
  • Idanha is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idanha <4>
• New Idanha
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Idanha
  • New Idanha is located in Linn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Idanha <4>
• Bryant City ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant City
  • Bryant City is located in Linn County
• Gates
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
  • Gates is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gates <4>
• Mill City
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
  • Mill City is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill City <4>
• Camp Sherman
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Sherman
  • Camp Sherman is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Sherman <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Breitenbush. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Breitenbush.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Breitenbush. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Breitenbush.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Breitenbush. See our Newspapers Page for Breitenbush.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Breitenbush ...

Looking for more information about Breitenbush? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Breitenbush, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Breitenbush.

Adding Breitenbush to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Breitenbush in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Breitenbush was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Breitenbush post office opened in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Breitenbush.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Breitenbush. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/