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Welcome to Broadfording ...

Broadfording is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Broadfording, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Broadfording is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities near Broadfording ...

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

  • Hagerstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hagerstown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
    • Former name for Hagerstown:
    • Hager's Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <4>
  • Chambersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Martinsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Waynesboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Greencastle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Boonsboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Smithsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Williamsport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Shepherdstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Myersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Broadfording ...

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

Adding Broadfording to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Broadfording post office opened in 1882. The Broadfording post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Broadfording.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Broadfording - 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 Broadfording area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Broadfording 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/