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Welcome to Breakers ...

Breakers is located in Pacific County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Breakers, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Breakers is near sea level<2>.

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

Breakers lies within the (360) area code.

Communities Also Named Breakers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Breakers - it's located in Mississippi.

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

Communities near Breakers ...

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

  • Astoria
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
    • Astoria is located in Clatsop County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,029 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astoria <3>
  • Warrenton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrenton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
    • Warrenton is located in Clatsop County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,739 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <3>
  • Ilwaco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hammond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Hammond is located in Clatsop County (OR)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <3>
  • Fort Canby
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Canby
    • Fort Canby is located in Pacific County
  • Pacific City ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
    • Pacific City is located in Pacific County
  • Chinook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ocean Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Nahcotta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Naselle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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 Breakers. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Breakers.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Breakers ...

Looking for more information about Breakers? 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 Breakers, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Breakers.

Adding Breakers to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Breakers post office opened in 1905.

We also found Breakers mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Breakers.

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

The official website for Pacific County: www.co.pacific.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Pacific, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Breakers - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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