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History · Broseley

Broseley’s post office opened in 1913, and 13% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1940 on.

1913first post office
0on the National Register
13%homes built before 1940
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How Broseley began

When was Broseley founded?

1913

The Broseley post office opened in 1913, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 163113 years
Founding year: the first Broseley post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Broseley’s past

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Broseley, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Broseley yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Broseley is an unincorporated community in eastern Butler County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, Broseley had a population of 163. It is located on Missouri Route 51, approximately ten miles southeast of Poplar Bluff. Nyssa is two miles to the south and Batesville is two miles to the north. The community was founded in 1915 by William N. Barron and is named after his wife's hometown of Broseley in England. Twin Rivers R-X School District serves the community and operates Twin Rivers High School in Broseley.

Its first post office opened in 1913.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

Broseley on the map, 1940 to 1984

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Broseley. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Broseley on the 1940 USGS mapBroseley on the 1984 USGS map1940Valley Ridge sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Broseley.

Questions about Broseley’s history

What year was Broseley founded?

The Broseley post office opened in 1913, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.