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Welcome to Bradfordville ...

Bradfordville is located in Leon County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Bradfordville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Bradfordville is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bradfordville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Bradfordville (for example, toward Sneads), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area codes for Bradfordville: (850) and (448)<4>

Communities near Bradfordville ...

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

  • Tallahassee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Midway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Havana
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Good Hope ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
    • Good Hope is located in Grady County (GA)
    • Estimated population in 2019: 300 people
  • Reno
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Reno is located in Grady County (GA)
    • Estimated population in 2019: 285 people
  • Capitola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
    • Capitola is located in Leon County
  • Miccosukee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Lloyd
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Calvary
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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 Bradfordville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bradfordville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bradfordville ...

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

Adding Bradfordville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bradfordville post office opened in 1878.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bradfordville.

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

The official website for Leon County: www.co.leon.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Leon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bradfordville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (448) is an overlay for area code (850).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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