Welcome to Broken Arrow ...

Broken Arrow is located in Will County<1>.

Broken Arrow is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Broken Arrow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Broken Arrow - they are located in Georgia and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Broken Arrow ...

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

• Aurora
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Aurora is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <3>
• Naperville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Naperville is located in DuPage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naperville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147,986 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naperville <3>
• Joliet
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Joliet is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joliet <3>
• Bolingbrook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bolingbrook is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolingbrook
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolingbrook <3>
• Orland Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Orland Park is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland Park <3>
• Tinley Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Tinley Park is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinley Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tinley Park <3>
• Oak Lawn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Lawn is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Lawn <3>
• Downers Grove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Downers Grove is located in DuPage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downers Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downers Grove <3>
• Plainfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Plainfield is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <3>
• Romeoville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Romeoville is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeoville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romeoville <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Broken Arrow ...

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