Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Bradley (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bradley. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Bradley is located in Escambia County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Escambia County: Baldwin, Conecuh, Covington, Monroe, Escambia (FL), Okaloosa (FL) & Santa Rosa (FL).
Below are the counties that are near Bradley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bradley:
- Escambia County (The home county of Bradley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- Roberts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- East Brewton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Riverview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Brewton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pollard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pollard is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Hammac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hammac is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- Brooklyn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Paul
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Paul is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Johnsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Mount Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Nymph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nymph is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nymph
- Castleberry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta has also been known as:
- Old Sparta
- Old Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Rabb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rabb is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabb
- Evergreen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- Falco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Falco is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falco
- Wing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wing is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Red Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Carolina
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Carolina is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Libertyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Libertyville is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Lockhart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lockhart is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Florala
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Andalusia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- River Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Red Level
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Sanford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Heath
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Heath is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Okaloosa County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- Otahite ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Otahite is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
- Cannon Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cannon Town is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Town
- Laurel Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Baker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Garden City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Svea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Svea is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
- Milligan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Holt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Crestview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Rosa County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- Belandville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
- Jay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jay is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
- Harold
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Walton County (FL)
- Paxton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bradley, see our County-by-County Page for Bradley.
Cemeteries Near Bradley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bradley.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bradley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bradley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- Bradley Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Blackwater Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old Bradley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Union Hill Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hobbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mancill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wing Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Wing
- The Wing Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wing Missionary Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2281632 <2>
- Foshee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beda Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (136 more) ...
- Mason Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sam McGowin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McGowin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Bradley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bradley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- Beda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beda is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Rome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Roberts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Otahite ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Otahite is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
- Boykin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boykin is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Fairfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Brooklyn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Berrydale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Berrydale is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrydale
- Loango
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Loango is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loango
- Kirkland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkland is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Brewton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Florala
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Andalusia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- River Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Mount Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bradley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bradley.
Newspapers Published in Bradley ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bradley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bradley, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bradley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bradley:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Escambia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conecuh County
- Covington County
- Okaloosa County
- Santa Rosa County
- Walton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bradley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |