Brokensword, Ohio

Brokensword is an unincorporated community on the border between the Holmes and Lykens townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States.^[1] Located at the intersection of the concurrent State Routes 19 and 100 with Brokensword Road, it is six miles north and two miles west (9½ km and 3¼ km respectively) of the city of Bucyrus, the county seat. Broken Sword Creek flows a short distance to the south of the community.^[2]

A post office called Brokensword was established in 1837, and remained in operation until 1906.^[3] The community takes its name from nearby Broken Sword Creek.

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Broken Sword
↑ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 48. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
↑ "Crawford County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Crawford County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Bucyrus

Cities	Bucyrus Galion‡

Villages	Chatfield Crestline‡ New Washington North Robinson Tiro

Townships	Auburn Bucyrus Chatfield Cranberry Dallas Holmes Jackson Jefferson Liberty Lykens Polk Sandusky Texas Tod Vernon Whetstone

CDPs	Oceola Sulphur Springs

Unincorporated communities	Benton Brokensword DeKalb Leesville Lykens Mechanicsburg Middletown Monnett New Winchester Olentangy Waynesburg West Liberty

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°54′25″N 83°00′58″W / 40.907°N 83.016°W / 40.907; -83.016

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