Welcome to Bradbury ...
Bradbury is located in Cumberland County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bradbury, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
Bradbury is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Bradbury lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Bradbury (for example, toward West Terre Haute (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for Bradbury: 217 & 447<3>
Communities Also Named Bradbury ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Bradbury - they are located in California, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Ohio and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bradbury.
Communities near Bradbury ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bradbury.
- Charleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mattoon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Casey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Teutopolis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Neoga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Greenup
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Toledo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toledo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Toledo is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <4>
- Martinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <4>
- Ashmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashmore have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmore
- Ashmore is located in Coles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashmore <4>
- Dieterich
(19 miles [30.6 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 Bradbury. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bradbury.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bradbury. 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 Bradbury.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bradbury. See our Newspapers Page for Bradbury.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bradbury ...
Looking for more information about Bradbury? 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 Bradbury, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bradbury.
Adding Bradbury to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bradbury 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 Bradbury was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Bradbury post office opened in 1883.
We also found Bradbury in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bradbury.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bradbury - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Bradbury area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Bradbury area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |