Welcome to Broomtown ...

Broomtown is located in Cherokee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Broomtown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

Broomtown is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: While Broomtown is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Telephone area codes for Broomtown: (256) and (938)<3>

Communities Also Named Broomtown ...

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

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

Communities near Broomtown ...

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

• Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Euthtilloga have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
  • Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County (GA)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
• Fort Payne
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Payne
  • Fort Payne is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Payne <5>
• Summerville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Summerville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerville <5>
• Centre
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
  • Centre is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre <5>
• Trion
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trion
  • Trion is located in Chattooga County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trion <5>
• Cedar Bluff
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <5>
• Leesburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <5>
• Robealou Acres
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robealou Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
  • Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
• Sand Rock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
  • Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
• Valley Head
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Head
  • Valley Head is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Head <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 Broomtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Broomtown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Broomtown ...

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

Adding Broomtown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Broomtown post office opened in 1860.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Broomtown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/