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Welcome to Breece ...

Breece is located in Boone County<1>.

Breece is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Breece: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Breece ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Breece - it's located in New Mexico.

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

Communities near Breece ...

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

  • South Charleston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Albans
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Dunbar
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Nitro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <4>
  • Madison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Marmet
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Chapmanville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamlin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • West Hamlin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
  • Danville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Breece ...

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

Adding Breece to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Breece 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 Breece was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Breece.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Breece - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Breece area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Breece area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.