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Broaddus’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

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

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 207 to 184 (-11%). Half of its homes were built before 1986.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Broaddus 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.

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Broaddus, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Broaddus is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Broaddus has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Oil Springs Oil Field Discovery Well in Chireno, 16.4 miles away.

Broaddus and the nearest listed places

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Oil Springs Oil Field Discovery WellCapt. Thomas William Blount HouseWilliam Garrett Plantation HouseHorn-Polk HouseEzekiel Cullen HouseSan Augustine Residential Historic District

Closest to Broaddus

Oil Springs Oil Field Discovery WellChireno · Site16.4miCapt. Thomas William Blount HouseSan Augustine · Building16.8miWilliam Garrett Plantation HouseSan Augustine · Building17.7miHorn-Polk HouseSan Augustine · Building18miEzekiel Cullen HouseSan Augustine · Building18.1mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Oil Springs Oil Field Discovery Well’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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nearby towns’ history
📜 Zavalla📜 Chireno📜 Pineland📜 San Augustine
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