Welcome to Broom Hill ...
Broom Hill is located in Clark County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Broom Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855.
Broom Hill is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Broom Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Broom Hill: 812 & 930<3>
Communities near Broom Hill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Broom Hill.
- Louisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Louisville is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Louisville
- From Broom Hill to Louisville
- Jeffersonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Jeffersonville is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,530 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jeffersonville
- From Broom Hill to Jeffersonville
- New Albany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- New Albany is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,874 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to New Albany
- From Broom Hill to New Albany
- Clarksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,447 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
- Saint Matthews
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Matthews have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Saint Matthews is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,985 people
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- Shively
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shively
- Shively is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,690 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shively
- From Broom Hill to Shively
- Sellersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersburg
- Sellersburg is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,047 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sellersburg <4>
- Charlestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Charlestown is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Charlestown
- From Broom Hill to Charlestown
- Scottsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Scottsburg is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,703 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <4>
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,236 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Salem
- From Broom Hill to Salem
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 Broom Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Broom Hill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Broom Hill. 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 Broom Hill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Broom Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Broom Hill.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Broom Hill ...
Looking for more information about Broom Hill? 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 Broom Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Broom Hill.
Adding Broom Hill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Broom Hill 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 for Broom Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Broom Hill post office opened in 1855.
We also found Broom Hill in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Broom Hill.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Broom Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.in.us/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Broom Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Broom Hill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Broom Hill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |