Welcome to Brocton ...

The village of Brocton is located in Chautauqua County<1>.

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

Brocton was established in 1805.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Brocton has a population of 1,392 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Brocton is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Brocton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Brocton lies within the (716) area code.

Websites for Brocton ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chautauquachamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Brocton, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brocton had an population of 1,392 people. This is a decrease of 6.33% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.02% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brocton had a population of 1,486 people. This makes Brocton the county's 29th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,486 people, the population of Brocton decreased 3.94% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,547 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Brocton.

Communities Also Named Brocton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Brocton - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near Brocton ...

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

• Dunkirk
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
  • Dunkirk is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <5>
• Fredonia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Fredonia is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <5>
• Westfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <5>
• Silver Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
  • Silver Creek is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <5>
• Mayville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Mayville is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayville <5>
• Sherman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Sherman is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <5>
• Forestville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Forestville is located in Chautauqua County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestville <5>
• Cassadaga
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassadaga
  • Cassadaga is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassadaga <5>
• Sinclairville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclairville
  • Sinclairville is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinclairville <5>
• Cherry Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
  • Cherry Creek is located in Chautauqua County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Creek <5>

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 Brocton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brocton.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brocton. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Brocton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brocton ...

Looking for more information about Brocton? 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 Brocton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brocton.

Adding Brocton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brocton 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 Brocton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Brocton post office opened in 1857.

We also found Brocton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brocton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chautauqua County: www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/