Welcome to Brokaw ...
The village of Brokaw is located in Marathon County<1>.
The location of Brokaw has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
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.<3> (see below for details).
Brokaw is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Brokaw lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Brokaw: (715) and (534)<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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau
- Wausau is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,511 people
- Weston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Merrill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Kronenwetter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronenwetter
- Kronenwetter is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,143 people
- Rothschild
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rothschild have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothschild
- Rothschild is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,256 people
- Mosinee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Schofield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Marathon City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon City
- Marathon City is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
- Edgar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Edgar is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
- Hatley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Hatley is located in Marathon County
- 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 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.
We also found Brokaw on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Brokaw.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brokaw. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marathon County: www.co.marathon.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Brokaw. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brokaw - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |