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Welcome to Breesport ...

Breesport is located in Chemung County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Code for Breesport: 607

The ZIP code for Breesport: 14816<3>

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)
  • Corning
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Horseheads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sayre
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sayre is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
    • 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)
  • Elmira Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Athens
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Athens is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • 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)
  • Watkins Glen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
    • 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)

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 (so far) 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.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Breesport.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Chemung, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Breesport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Breesport). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Breesport or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/