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History · Breed

Breed’s post office opened in 1888

Most of Breed was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1985. Below: maps from 1973 on.

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How Breed began

When was Breed founded?

1888

The Breed post office opened in 1888, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Logan (1889), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 698138 years
Founding year: the first Breed post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Breed’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story

How Breed came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Breed.

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A post office called Breed was established in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1966. The community was named for its first postmaster, George M. Breed. The first settler in the area was James Knight. Most settlers came on foot along ancient Native American foot trails. The first road in the county was built in 1860. The first road built in Breed was built in 1885. It became the route of Highway 32 and Highway 64. The general store opened in 1887 as a result of the surrounding areas being quickly settled for farming. The Chicago and Northwestern was built in 1896 from Mountain. The center of the community was the North Star hotel. The town had a school, multiple churches, a cheese factory, and many farms. Since the businesses closed, the town has become a small community with only houses remaining.

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Timeline

Breed, 1888 to 1973

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1888Post officeThe Breed post office opens
  3. 1889Post officeThe Logan post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1928Post officeThe Logan post office closes
  6. 1966Post officeThe Breed post office closes
  7. 1973On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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On the map

Breed on the map, 1973 to 1990

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Breed. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Breed on the 1973 USGS mapBreed on the 1990 USGS map1973Breed sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Breed.

Famous people

Famous people close to Breed

Nobody well known was born in Breed itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Dan HaggertyAmerican actor · b. 1942
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George BurnsideAmerican football player · b. 1899
Russ BauersAmerican baseball player · b. 1914
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Don ReeseProfessional golfer · b. 1953
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Eli WaldronAmerican short story writer, journalist, poet, … · b. 1916
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Jeffrey MursauAmerican politician · b. 1954
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Breed had its own post office from 1888 to 1966. Another post office, Logan, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Breed
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Logan
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

BagleyIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHowIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMountain3 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Breed’s history

What year was Breed founded?

The Breed post office opened in 1888, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.