Welcome to Brokaw ...
The village of Brokaw is located in Marathon County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Brokaw, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Brokaw had a population of 251 people.<2> (see below for details).
Brokaw is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Brokaw lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Brokaw: 715 & 534<4>
The ZIP code for Brokaw: 54417<5>
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 Ohio.
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.
- Wausau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wausau is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,511 people
- Weston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weston is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,165 people
- Merrill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Merrill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,990 people
- Kronenwetter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kronenwetter is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronenwetter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,143 people
- Rothschild
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rothschild is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothschild
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,256 people
- Mosinee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mosinee is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosinee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,195 people
- Schofield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Schofield is located in Marathon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
- Marathon City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marathon City is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
- Edgar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edgar is located in Marathon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
- Hatley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hatley is located in Marathon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
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.
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.<6>
From that list, the Brokaw post office opened in 1901.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Brokaw.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Marathon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Brokaw. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brokaw - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Brokaw area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. 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). |
| <5> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Brokaw). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Brokaw or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <6> | 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/ |