Welcome to Breed ...
Breed is located in Oconto County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Breed, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Breed, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
Breed is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Breed lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Breed ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Breed.
- Oconto Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
- Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Gillett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Mountain is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Armstrong
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Coleman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Coleman is located in Marinette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Cecil
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Suring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suring
- Suring is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
- Pound
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - White Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
- White Lake is located in Langlade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Frostville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostville
- Frostville is located in Oconto County
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 Breed. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Breed.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Breed. 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 Breed.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Breed. See our Newspapers Page for Breed.
Adding Breed to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Breed 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 Breed was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Breed post office opened in 1888.
We also found Breed in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Breed.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Breed. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Oconto County: www.co.oconto.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Oconto, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Breed - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |