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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)
  • Horseshoe Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Salem
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Old Town
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Suwanee Old Town ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Suwanee Old Town is located in Dixie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwanee Old Town
  • Fanning Springs
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Mayo
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Mayo is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
    • 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)
  • Suwannee
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Suwannee is located in Suwannee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwannee
  • Little Lake City
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Little Lake City is located in Gilchrist County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake City

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 (so far) for Broscan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Broscan post office opened in 1942. The Broscan post office closed in 1947.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Broscan.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Dixie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Broscan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/