Breckenridge: Two U.S. Towns Share This Name – Colorado and Texas

Only two U.S. states have a town named Breckenridge:

1. Breckenridge, Colorado – Famous ski resort town in Summit County (elevation 9,600 ft). Named for Vice President John C. Breckinridge (spelling later changed).
2. Breckenridge, Texas – Small city in Stephens County, North Central Texas. Oil boomtown (1920s); named for a surveyor, John C. Breckenridge.

No other state has an incorporated municipality with this exact name. Several townships or unincorporated communities may exist.