The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusBroseley 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.
Half of its homes were built before 1984.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Broseley yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Broseley’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Broseley’s history is told.
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2000
Nothing in Broseley is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Broseley has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Hargrove Pivot Bridge in Broseley, 3.7 miles away.
Broseley and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.