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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Broom in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Broom. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Broom listed first.

  • Strangers Home
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Strangers Home is located in Lawrence County
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  • Alicia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Alicia is located in Lawrence County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Clover Bend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Clover Bend is located in Lawrence County
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  • Swifton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Swifton is located in Jackson County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
  • Minturn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Minturn is located in Lawrence County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Lindsey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lindsey is located in Lawrence County
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  • Lynn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lynn is located in Lawrence County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
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  • Kenyon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kenyon is located in Jackson County
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  • Egypt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Egypt is located in Craighead County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Egypt <2>
  • Portia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Powhatan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Strawberry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
  • Hoxie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hoxie is located in Lawrence County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoxie <2>
  • Black Rock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hazel Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hazel Grove is located in Independence County
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  • Tuckerman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Cash
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cash is located in Craighead County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
  • Walnut Ridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cord
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cord is located in Independence County
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  • Elgin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Elgin is located in Jackson County
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  • Smithville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Smithville is located in Lawrence County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
  • Sedgwick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Dota
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dota is located in Independence County
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  • Annieville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Annieville is located in Lawrence County
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  • Grubbs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Grubbs is located in Jackson County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Bono
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Bono is located in Craighead County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bono <2>
  • Murta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Murta is located in Lawrence County
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Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Broom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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