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 Powell County<2>.
The location of Bradley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bradley, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Bradley is 4,580 feet [1,396 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Bradley is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Bradley was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Bradley would have been located in the (406) area code.
Communities Also Named Bradley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Bradley - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois (4), Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Michigan (2), Mississippi (2), 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.
- Deer Lodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Lodge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Deer Lodge is located in Powell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Lodge <5>
- Avon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Avon is located in Powell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <5>
- Garrison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Garrison is located in Powell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrison <5>
- Blackfoot City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackfoot City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot City
- Blackfoot City is located in Powell County
- Phosphate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Elliston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Elliston is located in Powell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elliston <5>
- Goldcreek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldcreek
- Goldcreek is located in Powell County
- Goldcreek has also been known as:
- Gold Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldcreek <5>
- Wall City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Emery ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Jens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jens
- Jens is located in Powell County
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 both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bradley was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bradley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.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 Bradley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Powell, 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 Bradley - 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. |