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Welcome to Breslau ...

Breslau is located

Breslau is located in Lavaca County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Breslau, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Breslau is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Breslau: 361

Communities Also Named Breslau ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Breslau - they are located in Nebraska, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Breslau.

Communities near Breslau ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Breslau ...

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

Adding Breslau to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Breslau post office opened in 1880.

We also found Breslau in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Breslau.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Lavaca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Breslau - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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