Welcome to Bradley ...

So far, we found very little information about Bradley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bradley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bradley, please Contact Us.

Bradley would have been located within present day Jackson County<2>.

The location of Bradley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

The pronunciation of Bradley: BRAD-lee<4>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bradley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bradley is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: The area where Bradley was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bradley would have been located in the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Bradley ...

While we believe that this Bradley is located in Jackson County, we know of another 3 Illinois communities named Bradley. Those communities are located in the following counties: Grundy, Kankakee and Tazewell County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 36 communities that are also named Bradley - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia (2), Idaho, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Michigan (2), Mississippi (2), Montana, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bradley.

Communities near Bradley ...

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

• Chester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <6>
• Murphysboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphysboro
  • Murphysboro is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphysboro <6>
• Du Quoin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
  • Du Quoin is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
• Pinckneyville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
  • Pinckneyville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinckneyville <6>
• Sparta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <6>
• Steeleville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleville
  • Steeleville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steeleville <6>
• Percy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
  • Percy is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Percy <6>
• Coulterville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulterville
  • Coulterville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coulterville <6>
• Elkville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkville
  • Elkville is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkville <6>
• Tilden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
  • Tilden is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilden <6>

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

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

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

Adding Bradley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bradley 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 Bradley was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Bradley in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bradley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov