Welcome to Broadwell ...

Broadwell is located in Harrison County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Broadwell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

Broadwell is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Broadwell: (859)

Communities Also Named Broadwell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Broadwell - they are located in California, Illinois and Ohio.

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

Communities near Broadwell ...

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

• Georgetown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Paris
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Bourbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
• Cynthiana
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
  • Cynthiana is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cynthiana <4>
• Carlisle
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Nicholas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Stamping Ground
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamping Ground
  • Stamping Ground is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
• Millersburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Bourbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <4>
• North Middletown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
  • North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
• Sadieville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sadieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadieville
  • Sadieville is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
• Berry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
  • Berry is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
• Corinth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Corinth is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <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 Broadwell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Broadwell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Broadwell ...

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

Adding Broadwell to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Broadwell post office opened in 1833.

We also found Broadwell in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Broadwell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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