Welcome to Brorson ...
So far, we found very little information about Brorson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Brorson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Brorson, please Contact Us.
Brorson would have been located within present day Richland County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Brorson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Brorson is 2,300 feet [701 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Brorson is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Brorson was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Brorson (for example, toward Alexander (ND)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The Area Code where Brorson was located: 406
Communities near Brorson ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brorson.
- Sidney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Sidney is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fairview is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <4>
- Piche
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piche
- Piche is located in Richland County
- Crane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
- Crane is located in Richland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <4>
- Harding
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Dore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dore
- Dore is located in McKenzie County (ND)
- Fox Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
- Fox Lake is located in Richland County
- Lambert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Lambert is located in Richland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lambert <4>
- Cartwright
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Cartwright is located in McKenzie County (ND)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cartwright <4>
- Knife River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knife River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River
- Knife River is located in Richland County
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 Brorson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brorson.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brorson. 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 Brorson.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brorson. See our Newspapers Page for Brorson.
Adding Brorson to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Brorson in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brorson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Brorson post office opened in 1910.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Brorson.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Richland County: www.richland.org/
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Brorson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Richland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brorson - 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> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |