Do you know of Broadway ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Broadway. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Broadway.<1>

We found mention of Broadway as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Communities Also Named Broadway ...

We found 29 communities that share the name Broadway.

Within Massachusetts, the name Broadway is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 28 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
  - Sacramento County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Broadway [Sacramento County].
  - San Mateo County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Broadway [San Mateo County].
- Florida
  - Hillsborough County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Broadway [Hillsborough County].
- Illinois
  - Winnebago County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Broadway [Winnebago County].
- Iowa
  - Linn County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Broadway [Linn County].
- Kentucky
  - Edmonson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Broadway [Edmonson County].
- Missouri
  - Maries County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Broadway [Maries County].
  - Saint Louis City
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Broadway [Saint Louis City].
- Nevada
  - White Pine County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Broadway [White Pine County].
- New Jersey
  - Camden County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Broadway [Camden County].
  - Warren County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Broadway [Warren County].
- New York
  - Oswego County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Broadway [Oswego County].
  - Queens County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Broadway [Queens County].
- North Carolina
  - Columbus County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Broadway [Columbus County].
  - Lee County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Broadway [Lee County].
  - Moore County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Broadway [Moore County].
- Nova Scotia
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Broadway.
- Ohio
  - Cuyahoga County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Broadway [Cuyahoga County].
  - Union County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Broadway [Union County].
- Pennsylvania
  - Luzerne County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Broadway [Luzerne County].
- Rhode Island
  - Newport County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Broadway [Newport County].
- South Carolina
  - Clarendon County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Broadway [Clarendon County].
- Tennessee
  - Henderson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Broadway [Henderson County].
- Texas
  - Crosby County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Broadway [Crosby County].
  - Dallas County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Broadway [Dallas County].
  - Lamar County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Broadway [Lamar County].
- Virginia
  - Rockingham County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Broadway [Rockingham County].
- Washington
  - Douglas County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Broadway [Douglas County].
  - King County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Broadway [King County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Broadway ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Broadway:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Broadway - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

The FIPS database contains an entry for Broadway.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 25/08540 (Place Name: Broadway)

County: Middlesex (FIPS State/County: 25/017)

Class: U4

Identifies a populated place (ie- Broadway) which is wholly or substantially located within the boundaries of an incorporated place with a different name. The Part of Code identifies the incorporated place.

More Orphans in Middlesex County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Middlesex County.

Acton Center	Nashoba
Assabet	North Acton Junction
Atherton	North Cambridge Junction
Ayer Center	North Framingham
Ayer Junction	North Littleton
	North Somerville
Beaver Brook	North Sommerville
Bell Rock	North Waltham
Bennett Hall	North Woburn Junction
Billerica Center
Brookside	Oakland
Burtt's	Ordway

Cabot	Park Street
Cedar Hill Camp	Peperell Station
Center	Pepperell Center
Chemistry	Pierces Bridge
Cherry Brook	Pogus
Chery Brook	Point of Pines
City Farm	Prospect Hill
Clematis Brook
Cold Spring	Roberts
College Hill	Rock Bottom
Concord Junction
	Salem Junction
Dunstable Station	Sandy Pond
	Saugus River Junction
East Chelmsford	Shirley Compact
East Everett	Shirley Station
East Sudbury	Shirley Village
East Woburn	Shirleyville
Ellsworth	Somerville Highlands
Everett Junction	Somerville Junction
	South Farmingham
Fellsway	South Framingham
Feltonsville	South Groton
Fitchburg Crossing	South Malden
Framingham Centre	South Reading
Framingham Junction	South Waltham
Fresh Pond	South Woburn
	Stevens
Golden Cove	Stony Brook
Groton Center	Sudbury Center
Groton Junction
	Tewksbury Center
Harvard Square	Townsend Center
Harwood	Turnpike
Hill's Crossing
Hopkinton Center	Union Market
Hudson Center	Union Square

Inman Square	Wakefield Center
	Waltham North
Kearney Square	Warnerville
Kendall Square	Wayland Center
	Wayside Inn
Lake Street	West Billerica
Lockerville	West Cambridge
	West Littleton
Malden Station	West Marlborough
Medford Junction	West Watertown
Middlesex Junction	West Woburn
Middlesex	Westvale
Mirror Lake	Whitman's Crossing
Mount Suburn	Whittenton
Munroe	Wigginsville
Mystic Junction	Wilmington Station
	Winmere

Footnotes ...

<1>

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

<2>

If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Broadway could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.