Welcome to Broomtown ...
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.
Broomtown would have been located within present day Chattooga County<2>.
The location of Broomtown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Broomtown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1847.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Broomtown is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Broomtown was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Broomtown (for example, toward Valley Head (AL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The Area Codes where Broomtown was located: 706 & 762<5>
Communities Also Named Broomtown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Broomtown - it's located in Alabama.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Broomtown.
Communities near Broomtown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Broomtown.
- Martindale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martindale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Martindale is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Euthtilloga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Villanow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Fort Payne
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Payne
- Fort Payne is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,041 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Payne <6>
- LaFayette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- LaFayette is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,508 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <6>
- Summerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Summerville is located in Chattooga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerville <6>
- Trion
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trion
- Trion is located in Chattooga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trion <6>
- Ider
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ider have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ider
- Ider is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ider <6>
- Valley Head
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Head
- Valley Head is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Head <6>
- Lyerly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyerly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyerly
- Lyerly is located in Chattooga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyerly <6>
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 Broomtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Broomtown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Broomtown. 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 Broomtown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Broomtown. See our Newspapers Page for Broomtown.
Adding Broomtown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Broomtown 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 Broomtown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Broomtown post office opened in 1847.
We also found Broomtown on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1855.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Broomtown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Chattooga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Broomtown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Broomtown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Broomtown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |