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Welcome to Brocksburg ...

Brocksburg is located in Keya Paha County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brocksburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Brocksburg is 1,830 feet [558 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Brocksburg: 402 & 531<3>

Communities near Brocksburg ...

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

  • Burke
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Burke is located in Gregory County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burke <4>
  • Herrick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Herrick is located in Gregory County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrick <4>
  • Saint Charles
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Naper
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Burton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Burton is located in Keya Paha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
  • Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mariaville ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Mariaville is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
  • Carns ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Carns is located in Keya Paha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carns
  • Cleveland ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cleveland is located in Holt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Dustin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dustin is located in Holt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brocksburg ...

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

Adding Brocksburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brocksburg 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 (so far) for Brocksburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Brocksburg post office opened in 1899. The Brocksburg post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brocksburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Keya Paha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brocksburg - 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 402 code has been Overlayed with the 531 area code. New phone numbers in the Brocksburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 402 or 531. As a result, placing a call in the Brocksburg 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/