A visit to the Bradford Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Bradford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bradford Cemetery:
37.2967, -88.5384
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bradford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bradford Cemetery is located in Pope County<2>.
The county seat for Pope County is located in Golconda. Golconda lies just to the north northeast of the Bradford Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bradford Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Bradford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bradford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Foreman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Foreman Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Roper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Roper Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper Cemetery
- Hemphill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hemphill Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Independence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Compton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Compton Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Foote Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Foote Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foote Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gregory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Roe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Roe Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
- Densch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Densch Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Densch Cemetery
- Kool Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Kool Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kool Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Sassafras Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sassafras Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras Cemetery
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Temple Hill Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill Cemetery
- The Temple Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cole Springs Cemetery
- Canaan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Golightly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Golightly Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golightly Cemetery
- Sycamore Plain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hodge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Azotus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Azotus Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azotus Cemetery
- Lay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lay Cemetery is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bradford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bradford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bay City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bay City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Golconda
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rock is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Dixon Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Burna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Burna is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Reevesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Big Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Carrsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Shetlerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Brookport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Unionville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Hamletsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lola is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Glendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Smithland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rosiclare
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lusk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lusk is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Grantsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Eddyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Metropolis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Massac City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Massac City is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Leisure City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Wartrace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Bradford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pope County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bradford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookport
- Carrsville
- Golconda
- Metropolis
- Rosiclare
- Smithland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Bradford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Pope County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Bradford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #424666 (Bradford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #424666 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Pope
- Est. Elev: 104 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brownfield
- Location given for Bradford Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2967203 Lon: -88.5383779
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Pope, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bradford Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
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