Brecon

History

Brecon was a depot on the Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern Railway. In 1894, it was described as a village of 50 inhabitants with a store, school and church.

Geography

Brecon is located along East Kemper Road, northeast of downtown Cincinnati and just north of the interchange between Interstate 71 and Interstate 275. The community is bordered by the CDP of Highpoint to the north, unincorporated Sycamore Township to the east, the city of Montgomery to the south, the city of Blue Ash to the southwest, and the city of Sharonville to the northwest. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  28,378
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  25,188
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  22,608
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  19,518
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  19,135
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  17,454
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  17,380
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  16,845

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2026-02-22
  2 km NE of Hillsboro, Ohio
• M 2.51 — 2024-01-28
  3 km SW of Old Washington, Kentucky
• M 3.04 — 2021-12-12
  2 km E of Manchester, Ohio
• M 2.78 — 2017-12-17
  6 km ENE of Germantown, Kentucky
• M 2.62 — 2015-05-11
  5 km ESE of Maysville, Kentucky
• M 2.6 — 2013-07-23
  6 km NNE of Germantown, Kentucky