Welcome to Brockway ...

So far, we found very little information about Brockway. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Brockway to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Brockway, please Contact Us.

Brockway would have been located within present day Trumbull County<2>.

The location of Brockway has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brockway, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Brockway is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Brockway was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Brockway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Brockway - they are located in California, Connecticut, Michigan (2), Montana, New Brunswick, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Brockway ...

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

• Youngstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
  • Youngstown is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngstown <5>
• Warren
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Warren is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <5>
• Niles
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
  • Niles is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <5>
• Hermitage
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hermitage is located in Mercer County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <5>
• Sharon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Sharon is located in Mercer County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon <5>
• Struthers
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struthers
  • Struthers is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Struthers <5>
• Girard
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
  • Girard is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <5>
• Campbell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Campbell is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <5>
• Grove City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
  • Grove City is located in Mercer County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <5>
• Hubbard
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
  • Hubbard is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <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 Brockway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brockway.

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

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

Adding Brockway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brockway in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brockway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Brockway post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brockway.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Trumbull County: www.co.trumbull.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/