Welcome to Broxton ...

Broxton is located in Caddo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Broxton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Broxton is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Broxton ...

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

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

Communities near Broxton ...

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

• Anadarko
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anadarko
  • Anadarko is located in Caddo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,475 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anadarko <3>
• Elgin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Comanche County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <3>
• Carnegie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
  • Carnegie is located in Caddo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carnegie <3>
• Apache
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache
  • Apache is located in Caddo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apache <3>
• Fletcher
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
  • Fletcher is located in Comanche County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fletcher <3>
• Cyril
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cyril have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyril
  • Cyril is located in Caddo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cyril <3>
• Fort Cobb
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Cobb
  • Fort Cobb is located in Caddo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Cobb <3>
• Verden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verden
  • Verden is located in Grady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verden <3>
• Cement
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cement have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement
  • Cement is located in Caddo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cement <3>
• Medicine Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medicine Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Park
  • Medicine Park is located in Comanche County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medicine Park <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Broxton ...

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

Adding Broxton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Broxton post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Broxton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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