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Welcome to Broad Ford ...

Broad Ford is located in Grayson County<1>.


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


A typical abbreviation for Broad Ford: Broad Frd.

Broad Ford is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Broad Ford lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Broad Ford (for example, toward Campbellsville), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Broad Ford: (270)

Communities Also Named Broad Ford ...

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

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

Communities near Broad Ford ...

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

  • Leitchfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cave City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Horse Cave
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Munfordville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munfordville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munfordville
    • Munfordville is located in Hart County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,660 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munfordville <4>
  • Clarkson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Brownsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Upton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
    • Upton is located in Hardin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upton <4>
  • Park City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Park City is located in Barren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <4>
  • Sonora
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sonora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
    • Sonora is located in Hardin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sonora <4>
  • Bonnieville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnieville
    • Bonnieville is located in Hart County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnieville <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 Ford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Broad Ford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Broad Ford ...

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

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Grayson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Broad Ford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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