Welcome to Broad Creek ...

Broad Creek is located in Sussex County<1>.

The location of Broad Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Broad Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

A typical abbreviation for Broad Creek: Broad Crk. (or less commonly used: Broad Ck. or Broad Cr.)

Broad Creek is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Broad Creek is within the boundaries of the (302) area code.

Communities Also Named Broad Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Broad Creek - they are located in Maryland (2), North Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Broad Creek ...

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

• Salisbury
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Wicomico County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <4>
• Seaford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaford
  • Seaford is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaford <4>
• Georgetown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Fruitland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Fruitland is located in Wicomico County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland <4>
• Millsboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsboro
  • Millsboro is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millsboro <4>
• Delmar
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
  • Delmar is located in Wicomico County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <4>
• Milton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
• Federalsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federalsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federalsburg
  • Federalsburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federalsburg <4>
• Bridgeville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
  • Bridgeville is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeville <4>
• Hurlock
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlock
  • Hurlock is located in Dorchester County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurlock <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Broad Creek ...

Looking for more information about Broad Creek? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Broad Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Broad Creek.

Adding Broad Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Broad Creek 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 Broad Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Broad Creek post office opened in 1893.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Broad Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sussex County: www.sussexcounty.net/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/