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History · Broaddus

Broaddus’ post office opened in 1904, and 14% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1958 on and the census since 1980.

1904first post office
0on the National Register
14%homes built before 1940
2famous people
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How Broaddus began

When was Broaddus founded?

1904

The Broaddus post office opened in 1904, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 225 in 19802020 census: 184122 years
Founding year: the first Broaddus post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Broaddus’ past

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The story so far

Broaddus, in brief

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

Broaddus ( BRAW-dəs) is a town in San Augustine County, Texas, United States. The population was 184 at the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1904. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 207 to 184 (-11%).

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

Timeline

Broaddus, 1904 to 1960

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1904Post officeThe Broaddus post office opens
  3. 1916Born hereLance C. Wade is born here
  4. 1958On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1960Born hereTerry Teagle is born here
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On the map

Broaddus on the map, 1958 to 2003

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

Broaddus on the 1958 USGS mapBroaddus on the 1984 USGS mapBroaddus on the 2003 USGS map1958Broaddus 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 Broaddus.

People over time

Broaddus, census by census

0100200198020002020Peak: 225

Between 184 and 225 people in every census since 1980.

5 censuses, 1980–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Broaddus’ Wikipedia page.

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Broaddus

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Terry TeagleAmerican basketball player · b. 1960
Lance C. WadeUnited States-born British flying ace · b. 1916

Questions about Broaddus’ history

What year was Broaddus founded?

The Broaddus post office opened in 1904, 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 Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.