Welcome to Broad Run ...

Broad Run is located in Frederick County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Broad Run, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Broad Run is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Broad Run: (301) & (240)<4>

Websites for Broad Run ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.frederickchamber.org/

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

Communities Also Named Broad Run ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Broad Run - they are located in Pennsylvania and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Broad Run ...

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

• Frederick
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Frederick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
  • Former names for Frederick:
  • Frederick City
  • Frederick Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <5>
• Hagerstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
  • Former name for Hagerstown:
  • Hager's Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <5>
• Purcellville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcellville
  • Purcellville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purcellville <5>
• Thurmont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmont
  • Thurmont is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmont <5>
• Brunswick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <5>
• Walkersville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
  • Walkersville is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkersville <5>
• Charles Town
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Town
  • Charles Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles Town <5>
• Ranson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
  • Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
  • Ranson has also been known as:
  • Corporation of Ranson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <5>
• Middletown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
• Boonsboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
  • Boonsboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <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 Broad Run. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Broad Run.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Broad Run ...

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

Adding Broad Run to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Broad Run 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 Broad Run was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Broad Run.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/