Broseley, Missouri

Broseley is an unincorporated community in eastern Butler County, Missouri, United States.[1] 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.[2]

The community was founded in 1915 by William N. Barron and is named after his wife's hometown of Broseley in England.[3]

Twin Rivers R-X School District serves the community and operates Twin Rivers High School in Broseley.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Broseley, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 67, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. "Contact Us Archived 2017-10-22 at the Wayback Machine." Twin Rivers R-X School District. Retrieved on October 22, 2017.


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