RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Virginia >> Goochland County >> Broad RunIndex...

Welcome to Broad Run ...

Broad Run is located in Goochland County<1>.

Broad Run is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Broad Run: 804 & 686<3>

Communities Also Named Broad Run ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Broad Run: This one is located in Goochland County and the other is located in Fauquier County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 3 communities that are also named Broad Run - they are located in Maryland and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Broad Run ...

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

  • Richmond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Huguenot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
  • Hylas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hylas is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
  • Oilville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Short Pump
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Tuckahoe Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
  • Wyndham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wyndham is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
  • Casco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Casco is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Broad Run ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Goochland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Broad Run - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Broad Run area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Broad Run area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.