Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Breckenridge came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Breckenridge in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Breckenridge. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Breckenridge, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Breckenridge:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Breckenridge was listed as Breckenridge Courthouse.

Place Names in Colorado: Why 700 Communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin
Written by: Dawson, John Frank
J.F. Dawson Publishing Company, 1954
(Document found on Google Books)

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Colorado & Utah
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 1995
(Available from Amazon.com)

The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States (Second Edition)
Written by: Gannett, Henry
Published by the Department of the Interior, the United States Geological Survey - 1905
(Document found on Google Books)

Rand McNally Map of Colorado (1947)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Breckenridge is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Breckenridge in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Breckenridge for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Breckenridge. See our Misc Page for Breckenridge for more information.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Breckenridge: www.townofbreckenridge.com/

The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/