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Welcome to Brokaw ...

Brokaw is located in Morgan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brokaw, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Brokaw is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Brokaw: 740 & 220<3>

Communities Also Named Brokaw ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Brokaw - they are located in Illinois and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brokaw.

Communities near Brokaw ...

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

  • Marietta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Vienna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Vienna is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <4>
  • Belpre
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Belpre is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <4>
  • Williamstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Glouster
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • McConnelsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Caldwell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Beverly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • North Hills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Malta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brokaw ...

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

Adding Brokaw to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brokaw 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 Brokaw was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Brokaw post office opened in 1898. The Brokaw post office closed in 1938.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brokaw.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brokaw - 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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Brokaw area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Brokaw 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/