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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Broom. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Broom to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Broom, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Broom (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Broom. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Broom is historic, it would have been located within present day Lawrence County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lawrence County: Craighead, Greene, Independence, Jackson, Randolph & Sharp.
Below are the counties that are near Broom. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Broom:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Broom)
- The following are listed by their distance from Broom, with the one closest to Broom listed first.
- Alicia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Minturn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Lynn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saffell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Black Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hoxie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Smithville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smithville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Sedgwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Annieville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Annieville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annieville
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broom, with the one closest to Broom listed first.
- Egypt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cash
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Bono
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Obear ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Philadelphia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Jonesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brookland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broom, with the one closest to Broom listed first.
- Light
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Walcott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Finch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Pine Knot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Knot is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
- Crowley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crowley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Delaplaine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delaplaine is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaplaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broom, with the one closest to Broom listed first.
- Cord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Charlotte
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Charlotte is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Newark
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cave City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Magness
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Moorefield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Oil Trough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pfeiffer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pfeiffer is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Sandtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sandtown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Rosie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Salado
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Batesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broom, with the one closest to Broom listed first.
- Swifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Kenyon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Tuckerman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elgin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Grubbs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Campbell Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Airport Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Diaz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Jacksonport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newport
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Amagon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Amagon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amagon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Island Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broom, with the one closest to Broom listed first.
- Weiner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Waldenburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Greenfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broom, with the one closest to Broom listed first.
- Manson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Manson is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Birdell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Birdell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Eleven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Eleven is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven
- O'Kean
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- O'Kean is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Skaggs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Skaggs is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Kingsville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kingsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Pocahontas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pocahontas is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,371 people
- Former names for Pocahontas:
- Bettis Bluff
- Betts Bluff
- Pokakhontas
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <2>
- Serene
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Serene is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Water Valley is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Lima
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lima is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Ravenden Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ravenden Springs is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Former names for Ravenden Springs:
- Dream Town
- Jane's Store
- Elevenpoint
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Elevenpoint is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elevenpoint
- Attica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Attica is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Sharp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broom, with the one closest to Broom listed first.
- Grange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Poughkeepsie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
- Maxville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Williford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Williford is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Evening Shade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sidney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Broom, see our County-by-County Page for Broom.
Cemeteries Near Broom ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Broom.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Broom - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Broom covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Broom, with the one closest to Broom listed first.
- Strangers Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Broom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ruffner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Haynes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Covington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Arnold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clover Bend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Swifton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (327 more) ...
- Whitlow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colberk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lauderdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Broom in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Broom.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Broom, with the one closest to Broom listed first.
- Strangers Home
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Strangers Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strangers Home
- Alicia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Clover Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clover Bend is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bend
- Swifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Minturn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Lindsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lindsey is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
- Lynn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kenyon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Egypt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hoxie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Broom. See our List of 1890's Communities around Broom.
Newspapers Published in Broom ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Broom.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Broom, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Broom.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Broom:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craighead County
- Greene County
- Independence County
- Jackson County
- Poinsett County
- Randolph County
- Sharp County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Broom) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |