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Welcome to Brompton ...

Brompton is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brompton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Brompton is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Brompton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Brompton: 641

Communities Also Named Brompton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Brompton - they are located in Alabama, Indiana and North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brompton.

Communities near Brompton ...

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

  • Ottumwa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Centerville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Albia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Eddyville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Moravia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Moulton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Moulton is located in Appanoose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
  • Lovilia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mystic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mystic is located in Appanoose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Blakesburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Drakesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Brompton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brompton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brompton ...

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

Adding Brompton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brompton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Brompton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Brompton post office opened in 1888. The Brompton post office closed in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brompton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brompton - 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/