Welcome to Brodnax ...

The town of Brodnax is primarily located in Brunswick County<1>. A portion of Brodnax extends into Mecklenburg County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brodnax, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Brodnax has a population of 266 people<2> (see below for details).

Brodnax is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Brodnax lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brodnax had an population of 266 people. This is a decrease of 10.74% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.09% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brodnax had a population of 298 people. This makes Brodnax the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 298 people, the population of Brodnax decreased 5.99% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 317 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Brodnax.

Communities Also Named Brodnax ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Brodnax - it's located in Louisiana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brodnax.

Communities near Brodnax ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brodnax.

• South Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
  • South Hill is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Hill <5>
• Kenbridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenbridge
  • Kenbridge is located in Lunenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenbridge <5>
• Lawrenceville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
  • Lawrenceville is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <5>
• Littleton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
  • Littleton is located in Halifax County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littleton <5>
• Alberta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alberta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
  • Alberta is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
• Macon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
  • Macon is located in Warren County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <5>
• Hagood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
  • Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County
• Bracey
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracey
  • Bracey is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bracey <5>
• Ezell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
  • Ezell is located in Brunswick County
• Opie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
  • Opie is located in Mecklenburg County

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 Brodnax. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brodnax.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brodnax. 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 Brodnax.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brodnax. See our Newspapers Page for Brodnax.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brodnax ...

Looking for more information about Brodnax? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Brodnax, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brodnax.

Adding Brodnax to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brodnax 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 Brodnax was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Brodnax post office opened in 1890.

We also found Brodnax in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brodnax.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brodnax. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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