Bretzville, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census designated place
Bretzville is located in Indiana
Bretzville
Bretzville
Bretzville is located in the United States
Bretzville
Bretzville
Coordinates: 38°17′56″N 86°52′10″W / 38.29889°N 86.86944°W / 38.29889; -86.86944
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDubois
TownshipJackson
Founded byWilliam Bretz Jr.
Named forWilliam Bretz Jr.
Elevation
[1]
509 ft (155 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47542
Area code(s)812, 930
FIPS code18-07426[2]
GNIS feature ID2830361[1]

Bretzville is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Around the year 1850, William Bretz Sr. settled on the land.[3] In 1866, his son, William Bretz Jr. mapped the land. The town was originally called New Town. When the townspeople wanted a post office, the government suggested the name be changed because it sounded like Newton, Indiana. The town was renamed Bretzville after its founder in June 1873. The post office was built in 1866, and was discontinued in 1915.[4] In 1880, Bretzville's first school was started.[5]

Bretzville Cemetery

The Bretzville Cemetery is located southeast of Bretzville at 38°17′36″N 86°51′27″W / 38.29333°N 86.85750°W / 38.29333; -86.85750

Schools

Highways

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bretzville, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Windmill Publications. pp. 364.
  4. ↑ "Dubois County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Bretzville History". Archived from the original on December 25, 2008. Retrieved July 28, 2008.
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