Welcome to Broten Post Office ...
So far, we found very little information about Broten Post Office. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Broten Post Office to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Broten Post Office, please Contact Us.
Broten Post Office was located in the Idaho Panhandle.
Broten Post Office would have been located within present day Bonner County<2>.
The location of Broten Post Office has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Broten Post Office is 2,350 feet [716 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Broten Post Office is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Broten Post Office was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Broten Post Office, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
The location where Broten Post Office once stood is in the (208) and (986)<5> area codes.
Communities near Broten Post Office ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Broten Post Office.
- Sandpoint
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpoint
- Sandpoint is located in Bonner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandpoint <6>
- Ponderay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderay
- Ponderay is located in Bonner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,180 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponderay <6>
- Kootenai
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kootenai
- Kootenai is located in Bonner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kootenai <6>
- Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Bonner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
- Clark Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Fork
- Clark Fork is located in Bonner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clark Fork <6>
- East Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope is located in Bonner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <6>
- Sagle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagle
- Sagle is located in Bonner County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sagle <6>
- Algoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Algoma is located in Bonner County
- Boyer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer
- Boyer is located in Bonner County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Broten Post Office. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Broten Post Office.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Broten Post Office. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Broten Post Office.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Broten Post Office. See our Newspapers Page for Broten Post Office.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bonner County: www.co.bonner.id.us/
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Broten Post Office, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Bonner, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Broten Post Office - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (986) is an overlay for area code (208). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |