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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>.


The location of Broad Axe has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While the community is gone, the present day location for Broad Axe is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Broad Axe was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
    • Scottsville is located in Albemarle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <5>
  • Batesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Foothill Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foothill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
    • Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
  • White Hall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • White Hall is located in Albemarle County
  • Ednam Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ednam Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
    • Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
  • North Garden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Huntington Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Village
    • Huntington Village is located in Albemarle County

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.

The official website for Albemarle County: www.albemarle.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Broad Axe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>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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