Welcome to Broad Axe ...
So far, we found very little information about Broad Axe. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Broad Axe to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Broad Axe, please Contact Us.
Broad Axe would have been located within present day Albemarle County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Broad Axe is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Broad Axe was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Broad Axe was located: 540 & 826<4>
Communities Also Named Broad Axe ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Broad Axe - it's located in Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Broad Axe.
Communities near Broad Axe ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Broad Axe.
- Charlottesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Waynesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Grottoes
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Scottsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Batesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Foothill Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
- Decca ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Decca is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
- White Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- White Hall is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Ednam Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
- North Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Broad Axe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Broad Axe.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Broad Axe. 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 Broad Axe.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Broad Axe. See our Newspapers Page for Broad Axe.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Broad Axe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Albemarle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Broad Axe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Broad Axe area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Broad Axe area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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