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Welcome to Brozville ...

Brozville is located in Holmes County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Brozville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Brozville is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Brozville lies within the (662) area code.

Communities near Brozville ...

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

  • Durant
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Tchula
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
    • Tchula is located in Holmes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
  • Lexington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Goodman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
    • Goodman is located in Holmes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <4>
  • Pickens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Eden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Eden is located in Yazoo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Coxburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coxburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
    • Coxburg is located in Holmes County
  • Jones Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
    • Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
  • Tolarville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
    • Tolarville is located in Holmes County
  • Richland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Richland is located in Holmes 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 Brozville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brozville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brozville ...

Looking for more information about Brozville? 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 Brozville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brozville.

Adding Brozville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brozville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Brozville post office opened in 1895.

We also found Brozville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brozville.

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Holmes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brozville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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