Welcome to Bretzville ...

Bretzville is located in Dubois County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bretzville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

Bretzville is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Bretzville (for example, toward Santa Claus), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Bretzville: (812)

Communities near Bretzville ...

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

• Jasper
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Jasper is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <4>
• Huntingburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingburg
  • Huntingburg is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntingburg <4>
• Santa Claus
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
  • Santa Claus is located in Spencer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Claus <4>
• Ferdinand
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferdinand have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferdinand
  • Ferdinand is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferdinand <4>
• Dale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Dale is located in Spencer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <4>
• Winslow
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
  • Winslow is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <4>
• Holland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Holland is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <4>
• Birdseye
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
  • Birdseye is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birdseye <4>
• Gentryville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
  • Gentryville is located in Spencer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gentryville <4>
• Alfordsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
  • Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bretzville ...

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

Adding Bretzville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bretzville post office opened in 1866.

We also found Bretzville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bretzville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov