Welcome to Broadford ...

Broadford is located in Smyth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Broadford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

Broadford is 1,790 feet [546 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Broadford lies within the (276) area code.

The ZIP code for Broadford: 24316<3>

Communities Also Named Broadford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Broadford - it's located in Idaho.

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

Communities near Broadford ...

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

• Marion
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Smyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
• Richlands
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
  • Richlands is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richlands <5>
• Tazewell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tazewell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
  • Tazewell is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <5>
• Saltville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltville
  • Saltville is located in Smyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltville <5>
• Chilhowie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilhowie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowie
  • Chilhowie is located in Smyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chilhowie <5>
• Glade Spring
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Spring
  • Glade Spring is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glade Spring <5>
• Honaker
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honaker
  • Honaker is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honaker <5>
• Cedar Bluff
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <5>
• Allison Gap
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
  • Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
• Cardwell Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardwell Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
  • Cardwell Town is located in Smyth 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 Broadford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Broadford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Broadford ...

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

Adding Broadford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Broadford post office opened in 1833.

We also found Broadford in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Broadford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Broadford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Smyth County: www.smythcounty.org/

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