Welcome to Braidwood ...

Braidwood is located in Le Flore County<1>.

The location of Braidwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Braidwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Braidwood is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Braidwood: (918) & (539)<4>

Communities Also Named Braidwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Braidwood - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near Braidwood ...

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

• Poteau
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteau
  • Poteau is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poteau <5>
• Heavener
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavener
  • Heavener is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heavener <5>
• Panama
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
  • Panama is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,358 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <5>
• Talihina
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talihina
  • Talihina is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talihina <5>
• Wister
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wister
  • Wister is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wister <5>
• Shady Point
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Point
  • Shady Point is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Point <5>
• Howe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
  • Howe is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <5>
• McCurtain
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCurtain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCurtain
  • McCurtain is located in Haskell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCurtain <5>
• Bokoshe
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bokoshe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bokoshe
  • Bokoshe is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bokoshe <5>
• Red Oak
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Red Oak is located in Latimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Oak <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Braidwood ...

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

Adding Braidwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Braidwood 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 Braidwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Braidwood post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Braidwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Braidwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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