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Welcome to Bradley ...

Bradley is located in Escambia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bradley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Bradley is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bradley: 251

Communities Also Named Bradley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Bradley - they are located in 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, 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.

  • East Brewton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Laurel Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bradley ...

Looking for more information about Bradley? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bradley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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 (so far) for Bradley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bradley post office opened in 1894. The Bradley post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bradley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Escambia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bradley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/