Welcome to Broken Bow (aka 'Brokenbow') ...

The city of Broken Bow is located in Custer County<1> and is the County Seat for Custer County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Broken Bow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Broken Bow has a population of 3,504 people<2> (see below for details).

Broken Bow is 2,470 feet [753 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Broken Bow is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Broken Bow is located in the (308) area code.

The ZIP code for Broken Bow: 68822<4>

The city of Broken Bow has also been called Brokenbow.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Broken Bow had an population of 3,504 people. This is a decrease of 1.55% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.37% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Broken Bow had a population of 3,559 people (or 32.53% of the total population of Custer County). This makes Broken Bow the county's most populous community.

The population of Broken Bow represents 0.19% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 41st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,559 people, the population of Broken Bow increased 1.95% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,491 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Broken Bow.

Communities Also Named Broken Bow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Broken Bow - it's located in Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Broken Bow ...

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

• Callaway
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
  • Callaway is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callaway <5>
• Ansley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
  • Ansley is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansley <5>
• Merna
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merna have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merna
  • Merna is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merna <5>
• Oconto
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
  • Oconto is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oconto <5>
• Anselmo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anselmo
  • Anselmo is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anselmo <5>
• Berwyn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
  • Berwyn is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwyn <5>
• Weissert
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weissert
  • Weissert is located in Custer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weissert <5>
• Westerville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerville
  • Westerville is located in Custer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westerville <5>
• Buckeye
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Buckeye is located in Custer County
• New Helena
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Helena
  • New Helena is located in Custer 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 Broken Bow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Broken Bow.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Broken Bow. Our list includes 16 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Broken Bow.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Broken Bow ...

Looking for more information about Broken Bow? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Broken Bow, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Broken Bow.

Adding Broken Bow to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Broken Bow 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 Broken Bow was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Broken Bow post office opened in 1879.

We also found Broken Bow on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Broken Bow.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Custer County: www.co.custer.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/