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