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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Bradley in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bradley. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.

  • Campbell Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Shiloh Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Shiloh Hill is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Hill
  • Kampenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Kampenville is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampenville
  • Ava
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ava is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <2>
  • Percy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Denmark
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Denmark is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
  • Degognia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Degognia is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
  • Cutler
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Steeleville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sato
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Sato is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sato
  • Welge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Welge is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welge
  • Rockwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Conant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Conant is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
  • Bremen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Point Rest
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Point Rest is located in Perry County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rest
  • Oraville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grubbs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Grubbs is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
  • Pyatts
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pyatts is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
  • Blair
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Blair is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Vergennes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Belgique
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Belgique is located in Perry County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgique
  • Pinckneyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Chester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Claryville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Claryville is located in Perry County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claryville
  • Grand Eddy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Grand Eddy is located in Perry County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Eddy
  • Denny
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Denny is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny
  • Sparta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • New Palestine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • New Palestine is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Palestine

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
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