Welcome to Brodhead ...

Brodhead is located in Northampton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brodhead, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Brodhead is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Brodhead ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Brodhead - they are located in Kentucky, New York and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Brodhead ...

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

• Allentown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Allentown is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allentown <4>
• Bethlehem
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Bethlehem is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethlehem <4>
• Easton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Easton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <4>
• Phillipsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
  • Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
• Emmaus
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus
  • Emmaus is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmaus <4>
• Northampton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
  • Northampton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northampton <4>
• Quakertown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  • Quakertown is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quakertown <4>
• Wilson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 people
• Catasauqua
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catasauqua
  • Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catasauqua <4>
• Hellertown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellertown
  • Hellertown is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,820 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hellertown <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 Brodhead. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brodhead.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brodhead ...

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

Adding Brodhead to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brodhead post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brodhead.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Northampton County: www.northamptoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/