Welcome to Breezewood ...

Breezewood is located in Bedford County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Breezewood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Breezewood is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Breezewood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Breezewood is located in the (814) area code.

Websites for Breezewood ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bedfordcountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Breezewood, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Breezewood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Breezewood: This one is located in Bedford County and the other is located in Allegheny County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 6 communities that are also named Breezewood - they are located in Delaware (2), Indiana, Ohio and South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Breezewood.

Communities near Breezewood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Breezewood.

• Bedford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
• Everett
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
  • Everett is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <4>
• Todd
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
  • Todd is located in Huntingdon County
• McConnellsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsburg
  • McConnellsburg is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnellsburg <4>
• Saxton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
  • Saxton is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saxton <4>
• Broad Top City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broad Top City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
  • Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
• Three Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
  • Three Springs is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Springs <4>
• Saltillo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
  • Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
• Manns Choice
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manns Choice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Choice
  • Manns Choice is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manns Choice <4>
• Woodbury
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Breezewood. 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 Breezewood.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Breezewood ...

Looking for more information about Breezewood? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Breezewood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Breezewood.

Adding Breezewood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Breezewood 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 Breezewood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Breezewood post office opened in 1902.

We also found Breezewood on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Breezewood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/