Welcome to Bragdon ...
So far, we found very little information about Bragdon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bragdon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bragdon, please Contact Us.
Bragdon would have been located within present day Trinity County<2>.
The location of Bragdon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bragdon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Bragdon is 2,360 feet [719 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Bragdon is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Bragdon was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Bragdon ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bragdon - it's located in Colorado.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bragdon.
Communities near Bragdon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bragdon.
- Minersville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Minersville is located in Trinity County
- Trinity Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Center
- Trinity Center is located in Trinity County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity Center <5>
- Deadwood ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Carrville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrville
- Carrville is located in Trinity County
- Jillsonville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jillsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jillsonville
- Jillsonville is located in Shasta County
- Morrowville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morrowville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
- Morrowville is located in Shasta County
- French Gulch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Gulch
- French Gulch is located in Shasta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Gulch <5>
- Vollmers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Delta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Shasta County
- Former name for Delta:
- Bayles
- Lewiston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Lewiston is located in Trinity County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <5>
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 Bragdon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bragdon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bragdon. 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 Bragdon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bragdon. See our Newspapers Page for Bragdon.
Adding Bragdon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bragdon in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bragdon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Bragdon post office opened in 1898.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bragdon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Trinity County: www.trinitycounty.org/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bragdon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Trinity, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bragdon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |