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Welcome to Brodheadsville ...

Brodheadsville is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brodheadsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

Brodheadsville is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Brodheadsville: 18322<3>

Communities near Brodheadsville ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brodheadsville ...

Looking for more information about Brodheadsville? 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 Brodheadsville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brodheadsville.

Adding Brodheadsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brodheadsville 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 Brodheadsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Brodheadsville post office opened in 1852.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brodheadsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brodheadsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Brodheadsville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Brodheadsville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/