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About Broken Sword

Brokensword is an unincorporated community on the border between the Holmes and Lykens townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. 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.
From Wikipedia, "Brokensword, Ohio", CC BY-SA 4.0.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Broken Sword, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.

Map

Where Broken Sword is

USGS topographic map around Broken Sword — USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

6 historic USGS maps cover Broken Sword

Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.

1906 Sycamore sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
1950 Marion sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1960 Lykens sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
1962 Marion sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1966 Marion sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1986 Marion sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download

Directions

Getting there

Google Maps directions Apple Maps OpenStreetMap

Before you go

Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.

Nearby

Other sites near Broken Sword

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Ohio index.

Climax20.2 mi S · Morrow
Middleburg25.8 mi NW · Seneca
Florida Grove27.6 mi SE · Morrow
Moshers Mill28.0 mi S · Morrow
Bethlehem29.9 mi S · Marion
Steiners Corner31.1 mi S · Morrow
Tyrone33.2 mi S · Morrow
Morehouse35.1 mi S · Morrow

Sources

ghosttowns.com, "Broken Sword": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
Wikipedia, "Brokensword, Ohio": coordinates and summary.
Wikidata Q14716374.
USGS GNIS 1060893.
USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).