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

[1] Around the year 1850, William Bretz Sr. settled on the land.

[3] In 1866, his son, William Bretz Jr. mapped the land.

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.