Welcome to Broadway ...

Broadway is located in Union County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Broadway, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1865.

Broadway is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Broadway ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.unioncounty.org/

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

Communities Also Named Broadway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Broadway: This one is located in Union County and the other is located in Cuyahoga County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 29 communities that are also named Broadway - they are located in California (2), Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri (2), Nevada, New Jersey (2), New York (2), North Carolina (3), Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (3), Virginia and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Broadway ...

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

• Delaware
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
  • Delaware is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware <4>
• Marysville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <4>
• Bellefontaine
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
  • Bellefontaine is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellefontaine <4>
• Plain City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain City
  • Plain City is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plain City <4>
• Richwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Richwood is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <4>
• West Liberty
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <4>
• Mechanicsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <4>
• North Lewisburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Lewisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lewisburg
  • North Lewisburg is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Lewisburg <4>
• Prospect
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Prospect is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <4>
• Milford Center
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Center
  • Milford Center is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford Center <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 Broadway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Broadway.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Broadway ...

Looking for more information about Broadway? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Broadway, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Broadway.

Adding Broadway to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Broadway post office opened in 1865.

We also found Broadway in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Broadway.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Union County: www.co.union.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/