Welcome to Broscan ...

Broscan is located in Dixie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Broscan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1942.

Broscan is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Broscan: 352

Communities near Broscan ...

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

• Cross City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross City
  • Cross City is located in Dixie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross City <3>
• Horseshoe Beach
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Beach
  • Horseshoe Beach is located in Dixie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseshoe Beach <3>
• Salem
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <3>
• Old Town
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Old Town is located in Dixie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Town <3>
• Suwanee Old Town ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suwanee Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwanee Old Town
  • Suwanee Old Town is located in Dixie County
• Fanning Springs
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning Springs
  • Fanning Springs is located in Gilchrist County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fanning Springs <3>
• Mayo
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
  • Mayo is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayo <3>
• Suwannee
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwannee
  • Suwannee is located in Dixie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suwannee <3>
• Suwannee
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwannee
  • Suwannee is located in Suwannee County
• Little Lake City
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake City
  • Little Lake City is located in Gilchrist 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 Broscan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Broscan.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Broscan ...

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

Adding Broscan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Broscan in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Broscan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Broscan post office opened in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Broscan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dixie County: www.dixie-county.com/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/