Bretzville, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Bretzville, Indiana
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community and Census designated place
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Bretzville
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Dubois
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Jackson
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:38.2989°N -86.8694°W
Elevation Ft:509
Founder:William Bretz Jr.
Named For:William Bretz Jr.
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:47542
Area Code:812, 930
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-07426[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2830361

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

History

Around the year 1850, William Bretz Sr. settled on the land.[2] 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.[3] In 1880, Bretzville's first school was started.[4]

Bretzville Cemetery

The Bretzville Cemetery is located southeast of Bretzville at 38.2933°N -86.8575°W

Schools

Highways

References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. Book: History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910 . Windmill Publications . Wilson, George R. . 1910 . 364.
  3. Web site: Dubois County . Jim Forte Postal History . 5 July 2016.
  4. Web site: Bretzville History . 2008-07-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081225161731/http://www.sedubois.k12.in.us/pineridge/ourhistory.htm#Bretzville . 2008-12-25 . dead .