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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Bradley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bradley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bradley, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Bradley (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bradley. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Bradley is historic, it would have been located within present day Jackson County.
To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Franklin, Perry, Randolph, Union, Williamson & Perry (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Bradley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bradley:
- Jackson County (The home county of Bradley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- Campbell Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ava
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Degognia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Degognia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
- Oraville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vergennes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jacob
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gorham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dowell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Murphysboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elkville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hallidayboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- De Soto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Tower
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- Mulkeytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Royalton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Coello
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Christopher
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Valier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Zeigler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sesser
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Buckner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Plumfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Jefferson County
- Scheller
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- Willisville
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Cutler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Conant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Conant is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Pyatts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pyatts is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
- Pinckneyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Winkle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Winkle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkle
- Du Quoin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Du Quoin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
- Saint Johns
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Saint Johns is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Sunfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sunfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfield
- Tamaroa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- 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
- Percy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Steeleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leanderville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Leanderville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanderville
- 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)
- Bremen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blair is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- 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
- Menard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Coulterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- Marissa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lenzburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Libory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- Alto Pass
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- Clarmin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clarmin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarmin
- Oakdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Elkton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elkton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Caspars
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Caspars is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspars
- Posen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Posen is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
- Du Bois
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Du Bois is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Bois
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Stone Church
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stone Church is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
- Nashville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- Bush
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Hurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Blairsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Cambria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Colp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Colp is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Former name for Colp:
- Colpville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colp <2>
- Dewmaine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Carterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Herrin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Crainville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- Old Appleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Shawneetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Friedheim
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pocahontas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Perry County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- McBride
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- McBride is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Farrar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Farrar is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Lithium
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lithium is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithium
- Sereno
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sereno is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
- Brazeau
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brazeau is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- Eureka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Altenburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Frohna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Frohna is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Longtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Longtown is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Perryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Uniontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Biehle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Biehle is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
- Millheim
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millheim is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- Saint Mary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Quarry Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Quarry Town is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Town
- Quarry Town has also been known as:
- Quarrytown
- Ozora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ozora is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozora
- Sainte Genevieve
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Little Rock Landing ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Little Rock Landing is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Landing
- Minnith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Minnith is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnith
- Marlo ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marlo is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlo
- River aux Vases
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- River aux Vases is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River aux Vases
- Former name for River aux Vases:
- Staabtown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bradley, see our County-by-County Page for Bradley.
Cemeteries Near Bradley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bradley.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bradley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bradley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Campbell Hill.
- The St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peters Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108077 <3>
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Looney Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barrow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cheatham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tangen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gillespie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Modglin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stoker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (313 more) ...
- Bradley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Bradley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bradley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bradley, 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)
- 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)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bradley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bradley.
Newspapers Published in Bradley ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bradley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bradley, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bradley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bradley:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Perry County
- Randolph County
- Saint Clair County
- Union County
- Washington County
- Williamson County
- Cape Girardeau County
- Perry County
- Sainte Genevieve County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bradley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |