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Welcome to Braddock ...

Braddock is located in Frederick County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Braddock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Braddock is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Braddock: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities Also Named Braddock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Braddock - they are located in Colorado, Kansas, New Jersey, North Dakota, Pennsylvania (2), Saskatchewan and Virginia.

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

Websites for Braddock ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.frederickchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Braddock, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Braddock ...

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

  • Frederick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Frederick is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
    • Former names for Frederick:
    • Frederick City
    • Frederick Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <4>
  • Mount Airy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Thurmont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Brunswick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Walkersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Poolesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Middletown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Boonsboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Smithsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Lovettsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Braddock ...

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

Adding Braddock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Braddock 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 (so far) for Braddock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Braddock post office opened in 1886. The Braddock post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Braddock.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Frederick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Braddock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Braddock area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Braddock area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/