Welcome to Braswell ...

Braswell is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Braswell is located in Oregon County<1>.

The location of Braswell has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Braswell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Braswell is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Braswell lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Braswell lies within the (417) area code.

Communities Also Named Braswell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Braswell - they are located in Georgia (3) and North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Braswell.

Communities near Braswell ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Braswell.

• Thayer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thayer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
  • Thayer is located in Oregon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thayer <4>
• Mammoth Spring
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Spring
  • Mammoth Spring is located in Fulton County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mammoth Spring <4>
• Alton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Oregon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <4>
• Woodside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
  • Woodside is located in Oregon County
• Couch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Couch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
  • Couch is located in Oregon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Couch <4>
• Garfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Garfield is located in Oregon County
• Bardley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bardley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardley
  • Bardley is located in Ripley County
• Corona
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
  • Corona is located in Oregon County
• Thomasville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Thomasville is located in Oregon County
• Calm
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm
  • Calm is located in Oregon 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 Braswell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Braswell.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Braswell. 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 Braswell.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Braswell. See our Newspapers Page for Braswell.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Braswell ...

Looking for more information about Braswell? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Braswell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Braswell.

Adding Braswell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Braswell in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Braswell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Braswell post office opened in 1894.

We also found Braswell on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Braswell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Braswell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/