Bretzville, Indiana

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Bretzville
Town
Bretzville
Coordinates: 38°17′58″N 86°52′23″W / 38.29944°N 86.87306°W / 38.29944; -86.87306Coordinates: 38°17′58″N 86°52′23″W / 38.29944°N 86.87306°W / 38.29944; -86.87306
Country United States
State Indiana
County Dubois
Township Jackson
Founded by William Bretz Jr.
Named for William Bretz Jr.
Elevation 568 ft (173 m)
ZIP code 47542
FIPS code 18-07426[1]
GNIS feature ID 431491[2]

Bretzville is an unincorporated town in Jackson Township, Dubois County, Indiana.

Highway

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. In 1880, Bretzville's first school was started.[4]

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

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  2. ↑ "Bretzville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10. 
  3. ↑ Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Windmill Publications. p. 364. 
  4. ↑ Bretzville History
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