Welcome to Bradley ...

Bradley is located in Lincoln County<1>.

The location of Bradley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bradley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Bradley is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bradley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Bradley: (715) and (534)<4>

Communities Also Named Bradley ...

While we believe that this Bradley is located in Lincoln County, we know of another 2 Wisconsin communities named Bradley. Those communities are located in the following counties: Marathon and Milwaukee County.

Beyond Wisconsin, 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), Montana, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas and West Virginia (2).

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.

• Rhinelander
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
  • Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
• Tomahawk
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
  • Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
• Harshaw
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaw
  • Harshaw is located in Oneida County
• Harrison
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Lincoln County
• Newbold
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold
  • Newbold is located in Oneida County
• Hazelhurst
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
  • Hazelhurst is located in Oneida County
• Dudley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
  • Dudley is located in Lincoln County
• Gleason
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
  • Gleason is located in Lincoln County
• Dutch Corners ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corners
  • Dutch Corners is located in Lincoln County
• Merrill
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
  • Merrill is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,990 people

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).

We also found Bradley in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Bradley post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bradley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bradley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/