Welcome to Bradford ...

Bradford is located in Huerfano County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Bradford, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bradford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Bradford is 8,040 feet [2,451 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Bradford is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Bradford lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Bradford: (719)

Communities Also Named Bradford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Bradford - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah (2) and Vermont.

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

Communities near Bradford ...

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

• Silver Cliff
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cliff
  • Silver Cliff is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Cliff <5>
• Westcliffe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcliffe
  • Westcliffe is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westcliffe <5>
• Red Wing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wing
  • Red Wing is located in Huerfano County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Wing <5>
• Gardner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
  • Gardner is located in Huerfano County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <5>
• Liberty ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Saguache County
• Rosita
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosita
  • Rosita is located in Custer County
• Duncan ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
  • Duncan is located in Saguache County
• Querida ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Querida
  • Querida is located in Custer County
  • Querida has also been known as:
  • Bassick
  • Querida Junction
• La Veta Pass
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Veta Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Veta Pass
  • La Veta Pass is located in Huerfano County
• Ula ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ula
  • Ula is located in Custer 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 Bradford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bradford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bradford ...

Looking for more information about Bradford? 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 Bradford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bradford.

Adding Bradford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bradford 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 Bradford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bradford post office opened in 1889.

We also found Bradford in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bradford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/