Welcome to Broken Sword ...

Broken Sword is located in Crawford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Broken Sword, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Broken Sword is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Broken Sword: 419 & 567<3>

The community of Broken Sword has also been called Bloody Corners. and Porterville (and there are additional names). For more information about the names of Broken Sword, see The Names of Broken Sword on our Genealogy Page.

Communities near Broken Sword ...

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

• Tiffin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
  • Tiffin is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiffin <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tiffin
  • From Broken Sword to Tiffin
• Bucyrus
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
  • Bucyrus is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucyrus <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bucyrus
  • From Broken Sword to Bucyrus
• Galion
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galion
  • Galion is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galion <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Galion
  • From Broken Sword to Galion
• Shelby
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <4>
• Upper Sandusky
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
  • Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Upper Sandusky
  • From Broken Sword to Upper Sandusky
• Willard
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Willard
  • From Broken Sword to Willard
• Crestline
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
  • Crestline is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crestline <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Crestline
  • From Broken Sword to Crestline
• Carey
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
  • Carey is located in Wyandot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carey <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Carey
  • From Broken Sword to Carey
• Plymouth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Plymouth
  • From Broken Sword to Plymouth
• New Washington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
  • New Washington is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Washington <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 Broken Sword. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Broken Sword.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Broken Sword ...

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

Adding Broken Sword to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Broken Sword 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 Broken Sword was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Broken Sword.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Crawford County: www.crawford-co.org/

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