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Welcome to Breckinridge Center ...

Breckinridge Center is located in Union County<1>.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Breckinridge Center for more information about variations on the name of Breckinridge Center.

Breckinridge Center is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Breckinridge Center lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Breckinridge Center: 270 & 364<3>

Communities near Breckinridge Center ...

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

  • Henderson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Vernon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Sturgis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sebree
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Clay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Clay is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,091 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <4>
  • Shawneetown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Uniontown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Uniontown is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Dixon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dixon is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
  • Corydon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Robards
    (18 miles [29 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 Breckinridge Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Breckinridge Center.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Breckinridge Center ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Breckinridge Center - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Breckinridge Center area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Breckinridge Center area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.