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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Breckenridge (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Breckenridge. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Breckenridge is located in Sangamon County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sangamon County: Christian, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Menard, Montgomery & Morgan.

Below are the counties that are near Breckenridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Breckenridge:

  • Sangamon County     (The home county of Breckenridge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Breckenridge, with the one closest to Breckenridge listed first.
    • Rochester
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Rochester is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <2>
    • New City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
      • New City is located in Sangamon County
    • Mechanicsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Dawson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Dawson is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <2>
    • Clear Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
      • Clear Lake is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Pawnee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
      • Pawnee is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,646 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawnee <2>
    • Riverton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <2>
    • Commanche Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commanche Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commanche Village
      • Commanche Village is located in Sangamon County
    • Glenarm
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Southern View
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southern View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern View
      • Southern View is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
    • Grandview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
      • Grandview is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
  • Christian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Breckenridge, with the one closest to Breckenridge listed first.
    • Edinburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edinburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
      • Edinburg is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <2>
    • Bolivia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
      • Bolivia is located in Christian County
    • Bulpitt
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulpitt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulpitt
      • Bulpitt is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bulpitt <2>
    • Kincaid
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kincaid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
      • Kincaid is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kincaid <2>
    • Tovey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tovey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tovey
      • Tovey is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tovey <2>
    • Sharpsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sharpsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
      • Sharpsburg is located in Christian County
    • Grove City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
      • Grove City is located in Christian County
    • Jeisyville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeisyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeisyville
      • Jeisyville is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Mount Auburn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Zenobia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zenobia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenobia
      • Zenobia is located in Christian County
    • Taylorville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Stonington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
      • Stonington is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonington <2>
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Breckenridge, with the one closest to Breckenridge listed first.
    • Cornland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lake Fork
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Elkhart
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Mount Pulaski
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pulaski
      • Mount Pulaski is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,449 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pulaski <2>
    • Latham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Broadwell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
      • Broadwell is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Chestervale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestervale
      • Chestervale is located in Logan County
    • Middletown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <2>
    • Chestnut
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Breckenridge, with the one closest to Breckenridge listed first.
    • Blue Mound
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
      • Blue Mound is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,065 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mound <2>
    • Niantic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Boody
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Harristown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harristown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
      • Harristown is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harristown <2>
    • Macon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Elwin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwin
      • Elwin is located in Macon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwin <2>
    • Bearsdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bearsdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearsdale
      • Bearsdale is located in Macon County
    • Warrensburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
      • Warrensburg is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,112 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrensburg <2>
    • Turpin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turpin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin
      • Turpin is located in Macon County
    • Decatur
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Zion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
      • Mount Zion is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,762 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Zion <2>
    • Forsyth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forsyth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
      • Forsyth is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsyth <2>
  • Macoupin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Breckenridge, with the one closest to Breckenridge listed first.
    • Virden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Girard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Nilwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nilwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nilwood
      • Nilwood is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nilwood <2>
    • Standard City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard City
      • Standard City is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Menard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Breckenridge, with the one closest to Breckenridge listed first.
    • Athens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Croft
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
      • Croft is located in Menard County
    • Greenview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
      • Greenview is located in Menard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenview <2>
    • Petersburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Tallula
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Breckenridge, with the one closest to Breckenridge listed first.
    • White Oak
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Oak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • White Oak is located in Montgomery County
    • Farmersville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
      • Farmersville is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersville <2>
    • Harvel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvel
      • Harvel is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvel <2>
    • Waggoner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Raymond
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Wenonah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wenonah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenonah
      • Wenonah is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Ohlman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Nokomis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Coalton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
      • Coalton is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
  • Morgan County
    • Waverly
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <2>
  • Shelby County
    • Moweaqua
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moweaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moweaqua
      • Moweaqua is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moweaqua <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Breckenridge, see our County-by-County Page for Breckenridge.

Cemeteries Near Breckenridge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Breckenridge.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Breckenridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Breckenridge, with the one closest to Breckenridge listed first.

  • Breckenridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breckenridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Breckenridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Fork Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Fork Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edinburg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edinburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edinburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Furrow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Furrow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Furrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Finley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Motterville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Motterville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Motterville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hinckle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinckle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinckle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rochester Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rochester Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rochester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vigal Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vigal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vigal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Goode Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goode Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goode Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bethel Baptist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Baptist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Breckenridge had a population of 63 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Breckenridge, with the one closest to Breckenridge listed first.

  • Berry
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
    • Berry is located in Sangamon County
  • Edinburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edinburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
    • Edinburg is located in Christian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <2>
  • New City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
    • New City is located in Sangamon County
  • Rochester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
    • Rochester is located in Sangamon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <2>
  • Bolivia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
    • Bolivia is located in Christian County
  • Sharpsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sharpsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
    • Sharpsburg is located in Christian County
  • Grove City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
    • Grove City is located in Christian County
  • Mechanicsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cotton Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
    • Cotton Hill is located in Sangamon County
  • Pawnee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
    • Pawnee is located in Sangamon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,646 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawnee <2>
  • Mount Auburn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Buffalo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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    • Dawson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Dawson is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <2>
    • Glenarm
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Breckenridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Breckenridge.

Newspapers Published in Breckenridge ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 243 newspapers that have been published in the area around Breckenridge.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Breckenridge, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Breckenridge.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Breckenridge:

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

The official website for Sangamon County: www.co.sangamon.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Breckenridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Breckenridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Breckenridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6989, Longitude: -89.4476       In this case, the coordinates for Breckenridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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