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Welcome to Broadmoor ...

Broadmoor is located in Marshall County<1>.

Broadmoor is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Broadmoor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Broadmoor - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana (5), Maryland, New Mexico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Broadmoor ...

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

  • Kewanee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Princeton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Chillicothe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Henry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Henry is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <3>
  • Lacon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lacon is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacon <3>
  • Princeville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dunlap
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Wyoming
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Toulon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Wyanet
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Broadmoor ...

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

Adding Broadmoor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Broadmoor 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 Broadmoor was mentioned on a train schedule titled Chicago and Northwest Railway Time Table (June 1913).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Broadmoor.

Footnotes ...

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