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Welcome to Broom Hill ...

Broom Hill is located in Clark County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Broom Hill, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


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.<3>.

Time Zone: Broom Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Broom Hill: (812)

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)
  • Jeffersonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • New Albany
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Matthews
    • Saint Matthews is located in Jefferson County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Matthews <4>
  • 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
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shively <4>
  • 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)
  • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
    • 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
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>

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>

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.

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Broom Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/









 

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