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Welcome to Broadway ...

Broadway is located in Henderson County<1>.


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


Broadway is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Broadway lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Broadway and travel west, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Broadway is within the boundaries of the (731) area code.

Communities Also Named Broadway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, 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.

  • Lavinia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Atkins ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Atkins is located in Henderson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
  • Union Cross
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
    • Union Cross is located in Henderson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
  • Lawrence
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Lawrence is located in Madison County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,498 people
  • Lexington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Henderson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Parsons
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
    • Parsons is located in Decatur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <4>
  • Jacks Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Scotts Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chesterfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
    • Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Broadway, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Broadway.

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 State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Henderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Broadway - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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