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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Broomtown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Broomtown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Broomtown, 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 Broomtown (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 Broomtown. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Broomtown is historic, it would have been located within present day Chattooga County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chattooga County: Cherokee (AL), DeKalb (AL), Floyd & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Broomtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Broomtown:
- Chattooga County (The home county of Broomtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Broomtown, with the one closest to Broomtown listed first.
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Cloudland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pennville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Trion
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Berryton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Summerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Menlo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lyerly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Chattoogaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Zula ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Bartow County
- Adairsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Catoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broomtown, with the one closest to Broomtown listed first.
- Blue Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Boynton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Poplar Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Fort Oglethorpe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Ellie Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broomtown, with the one closest to Broomtown listed first.
- Rising Fawn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Trenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Morganville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Morganville is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Wildwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cole City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cole City is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broomtown, with the one closest to Broomtown listed first.
- Armuchee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Central Grove is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
- Coosa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oreburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Glenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Mount Berry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shannon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Summerville Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Robealou Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Rome
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hermitage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broomtown, with the one closest to Broomtown listed first.
- Sugar Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hill City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hill City is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Plainville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Calhoun Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Calhoun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Resaca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Damascus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Resaca Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
- New Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Soapstick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broomtown, with the one closest to Broomtown listed first.
- Martindale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Martindale is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- Bronco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bronco is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
- LaFayette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Kensington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cassandra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Villanow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Durham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Durham is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,257 people
- Thompsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Thompsonville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,528 people
- Rock Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chickamauga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chattanooga Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Whitfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broomtown, with the one closest to Broomtown listed first.
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Trickum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Crow ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Rocky Face
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crown Mill Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Tunnel Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Broomtown, with the one closest to Broomtown listed first.
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Grover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- New Moon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Broomtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Ringgold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Blanche
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Taft
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Gaylesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- DeKalb County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Broomtown, with the one closest to Broomtown listed first.
- Bankhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Mentone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kaolin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Alpine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Valley Head
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Hammondville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Adamsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Beaty Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Cartersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Ider
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Payne
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Broomtown, with the one closest to Broomtown listed first.
- Flat Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Central
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Higdon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eliza
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Pisgah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gray ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gray is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Dutton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Bryant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Broomtown, see our County-by-County Page for Broomtown.
Cemeteries Near Broomtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Broomtown.
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 Broomtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Broomtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Broomtown, with the one closest to Broomtown listed first.
- Garrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hemphill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant Green Church Memorial Monument
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gamble Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Menlo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Berryton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Summerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenhill Memory Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pennville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pennville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Pennville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2213995 <3>
- West Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Algood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (444 more) ...
- Long Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ami Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Broomtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Broomtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Broomtown, with the one closest to Broomtown listed first.
- Chelsea
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chelsea is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Menlo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Summerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Trion
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Chesterfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Martindale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Martindale is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- Bankhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Lyerly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gore is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Guild ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Guild is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guild
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Grover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Silver Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Hill is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Broomtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Broomtown.
Newspapers Published in Broomtown ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Broomtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Broomtown, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Broomtown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Broomtown:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Chattooga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Catoosa County
- Dade County
- Floyd County
- Gordon County
- Walker County
- Whitfield County
- Cherokee County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 Broomtown, 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Broomtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |