Welcome to Brokenburg ...

Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brokenburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

Brokenburg is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Brokenburg: 540 & 826<3>

In the past, Brokenburg was spelled Brokenburgh.<4>

Communities near Brokenburg ...

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

South Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Hill is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,356 people
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Kenbridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kenbridge is located in Lunenburg County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kenbridge
- From Brokenburg to Kenbridge
Lawrenceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Brunswick County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,003 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lawrenceville
- From Brokenburg to Lawrenceville
Littleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Littleton is located in Halifax County (NC)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Littleton
- From Brokenburg to Littleton
La Crosse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- La Crosse is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
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Alberta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
Macon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Macon is located in Warren County (NC)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
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Hagood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County
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- From your current location to Hagood
- From Brokenburg to Hagood
Marengo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County
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Gholsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County
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- From your current location to Gholsonville
- From Brokenburg to Gholsonville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brokenburg ...

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

Adding Brokenburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brokenburg 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 (so far) for Brokenburg was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). In this book, Brokenburg was called Brokenburgh.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brokenburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Spotsylvania, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brokenburg - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Brokenburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Brokenburg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	In the 1890s, the U.S. government created the Board on Geographic Names (BGN) to establish uniform place names for the various departments and agencies of the government. One of the rules stated that placenames ending in burgh should be changed to burg. For more information, see Placename Rules from the Board on Geographic Names.
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.