Welcome to Broad ...

Broad is located in Wilkes County<1>.

The location of Broad 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, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Broad is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Broad: (706) & (762)<4>

Communities Also Named Broad ...

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

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

Communities near Broad ...

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

• Elberton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberton
  • Elberton is located in Elbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elberton <5>
• Washington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <5>
• Calhoun Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Falls
  • Calhoun Falls is located in Abbeville County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun Falls <5>
• Lincolnton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnton
  • Lincolnton is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnton <5>
• Edinburg ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Edinburg is located in Elbert County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
• Hesters Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
  • Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
• Bowman Ferry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowman Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
  • Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
• Tignall
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tignall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tignall
  • Tignall is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tignall <5>
• Silk Mills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silk Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
  • Silk Mills is located in Elbert County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
• Carlton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
  • Carlton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlton <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Broad ...

Looking for more information about Broad? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Broad.

Adding Broad to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Broad post office opened in 1880.

We also found Broad on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Broad.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/