Brokensword is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 on the border between the Holmes

Holmes Township, Crawford County, Ohio

Holmes Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,330 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

 and Lykens

Lykens Township, Crawford County, Ohio

Lykens Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 649 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

 Townships of Crawford County

Crawford County, Ohio

Crawford County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. It was named for Colonel William Crawford, a soldier during the American Revolution....

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. Located at the intersection of the concurrent

Concurrency (road)

A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...

 State Routes 19 and 100 with Brokensword Road, it is located 6 miles north and 2 miles west (9½ km and 3¼ km respectively) of the city of Bucyrus

Bucyrus, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 13,224 people, 5,559 households, and 3,552 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,812.0 people per square mile . There were 5,955 housing units at an average density of 816.0 per square mile...

, the county seat

County seat

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of Crawford County. Broken Sword Creek flows a short distance to the south of the community.