Welcome to Breesport ...

Breesport is located in Chemung County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Breesport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

Breesport is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Breesport is within the (607) area code.

Websites for Breesport ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chemungchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Breesport, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Breesport ...

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

• Elmira
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
  • Elmira is located in Chemung County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira <4>
• Corning
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Corning is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <4>
• Horseheads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseheads
  • Horseheads is located in Chemung County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseheads <4>
• Sayre
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
  • Sayre is located in Bradford County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <4>
• Waverly
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• Elmira Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira Heights
  • Elmira Heights is located in Chemung County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira Heights <4>
• Athens
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Bradford County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
• Painted Post
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painted Post
  • Painted Post is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Painted Post <4>
• Watkins Glen
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
  • Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
  • Former names for Watkins Glen:
  • Jefferson
  • Salubria
  • Watkins
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <4>
• Montour Falls
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Falls
  • Montour Falls is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montour Falls <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Breesport ...

Looking for more information about Breesport? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Breesport, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Breesport.

Adding Breesport to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Breesport post office opened in 1853.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Breesport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chemung County: www.chemungcounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/