Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Broughtentown (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Broughtentown. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln County: Boyle, Casey, Garrard, Pulaski & Rockcastle.
Below are the counties that are near Broughtentown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Broughtentown:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Broughtentown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Broughtentown, with the one closest to Broughtentown listed first.
- Dog Walk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
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- Turkeytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
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- Ottenheim
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
- Crab Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
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- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Lincoln County
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- Halls Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
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- Maywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maywood is located in Lincoln County
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- Waynesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
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- Kings Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
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- Preachersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Preachersville is located in Lincoln County
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- Jumbo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo is located in Lincoln County
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- Miracle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Miracle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broughtentown, with the one closest to Broughtentown listed first.
- Hedgeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Shelby City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby City is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby City
- Clifton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Junction City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alum Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alum Springs is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Springs
- Little Needmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Needmore is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Needmore
- Danville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Danville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Danville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danville
- Wilsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsonville is located in Boyle County
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- Davis Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Hill is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Hill
- Parksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Atoka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Atoka is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
- Faulconer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Faulconer is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulconer
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broughtentown, with the one closest to Broughtentown listed first.
- Bethelridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethelridge is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
- Middleburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Middleburg is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Yosemite
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ware
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ware is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Argyle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Argyle is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Butchertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Butchertown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown
- Gilpin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gilpin is located in Casey County
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- Mintonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mintonville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
- Cantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cantown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantown
- Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Labascus
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labascus
- Evona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Evona is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Phil
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Phil is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil
- Estill County
- Locust Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch
- Garrard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broughtentown, with the one closest to Broughtentown listed first.
- Cartersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Hyattsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
- Lancaster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lowell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Paint Lick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nina
- Bryantsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stone
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stone is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Harlan County
- Rutherford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rutherford is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broughtentown, with the one closest to Broughtentown listed first.
- Sandgap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
- Kerby Knob
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
- Peoples
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Dabolt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
- Waneta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
- McKee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jessamine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broughtentown, with the one closest to Broughtentown listed first.
- Little Hickman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Little Hickman is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hickman
- Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hall is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Pollard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pollard is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Mount Lebanon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broughtentown, with the one closest to Broughtentown listed first.
- Bernstadt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- East Bernstadt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Greenmount
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- London
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broughtentown, with the one closest to Broughtentown listed first.
- Wallaceton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wallaceton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
- Slate Lick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Lick is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Berea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Buggytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Buggytown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buggytown
- Happy Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Landing
- Middletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Kirksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kirksville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Round Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Round Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
- Bighill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bighill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighill
- Duncanon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Duncanon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanon
- Farristown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Farristown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farristown
- Silver Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Whites
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whites is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Marion County
- Gravel Switch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Switch is located in Marion County
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- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broughtentown, with the one closest to Broughtentown listed first.
- Burgin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Harrodsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- Hedgeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hedgeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Hedgeville has also been known as:
- Hedges
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broughtentown, with the one closest to Broughtentown listed first.
- Bee Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Woodstock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Walnut Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Eubank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dabney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
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- Coin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Science Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shopville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Ansel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ansel is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansel
- Grundy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Piney Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Acorn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Acorn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Somerset
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broughtentown, with the one closest to Broughtentown listed first.
- Ottawa
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Gum Sulphur
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Brodhead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Renfro Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hansford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Wildie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Conway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Orlando
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Mullins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Disputanta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
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- Climax
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Livingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wayne County
- Frazer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Broughtentown, see our County-by-County Page for Broughtentown.
Cemeteries Near Broughtentown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Broughtentown.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Broughtentown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Broughtentown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Broughtentown, with the one closest to Broughtentown listed first.
- Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ephesos Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Sylvesters Catholic Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parlor Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Goochtown Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Barron Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (418 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Church of Christ Cemetery
- Negro Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Moss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Broughtentown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Broughtentown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Broughtentown, with the one closest to Broughtentown listed first.
- Ottenheim
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
- Bee Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Gum Sulphur
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Crab Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Quail
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quail is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Waynesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Walnut Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Walnut Flat is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Flat
- Maywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maywood is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Kings Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Woodstock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Maretburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maretburg is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretburg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Eubank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Estesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Estesburg is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estesburg
- Walnut Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Broughtentown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Broughtentown.
Newspapers Published in Broughtentown ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Broughtentown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Broughtentown, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Broughtentown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Broughtentown:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boyle County
- Casey County
- Estill County
- Garrard County
- Harlan County
- Jackson County
- Jessamine County
- Laurel County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Mercer County
- Montgomery County
- Pulaski County
- Rockcastle County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Broughtentown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Broughtentown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |