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Welcome to Breckinridge ...Breckinridge is located in Harrison County<1>. The location of Breckinridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Breckinridge, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. Breckinridge is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Breckinridge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The telephone area code for Breckinridge: (859) Communities near Breckinridge ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Breckinridge.
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Breckinridge. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Breckinridge. 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. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Breckinridge. See our Newspapers Page for Breckinridge. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Breckinridge ...Looking for more information about Breckinridge? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Breckinridge. Adding Breckinridge to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Breckinridge 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 Breckinridge was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Breckinridge on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905). For more details, see References and Mentions for Breckinridge. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Breckinridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/ Footnotes ...
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