Welcome to Breck ...
Breck is located in Owen County<1>.
Google driving directions from your current location to Breck (Patience, this may take a moment).
We aren't confident of the location of Breck, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Breck, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
Breck is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Breck lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Breck: 502
Communities Also Named Breck ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Breck - it's located in Illinois.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Breck.
Communities near Breck ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Breck.
- Williamstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Williamstown is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,939 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamstown <5>
- Dry Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Ridge
- Dry Ridge is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dry Ridge <5>
- Owenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owenton
- Owenton is located in Owen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,544 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owenton <5>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Owenton
From Breck to Owenton
- Stamping Ground
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamping Ground
- Stamping Ground is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Stamping Ground
- Sadieville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sadieville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadieville
- Sadieville is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Glencoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Glencoe is located in Gallatin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <5>
- Sparta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Gallatin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <5>
- Berry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Sanders
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanders have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders
- Sanders is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanders <5>
- Corinth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corinth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Corinth is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <5>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Corinth
From Breck to Corinth
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 Breck. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Breck.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Breck. 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 Breck.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Breck. See our Newspapers Page for Breck.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Breck ...
Looking for more information about Breck? 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 Breck, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Breck.
Adding Breck to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Breck 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 Breck was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Breck post office opened in 1881.
We also found Breck in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Breck.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Breck. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Owen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Breck - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |