Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 Bradford (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 Bradford. 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 hospitals and 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.
Bradford is located in Wabaunsee County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wabaunsee County: Geary, Lyon, Morris, Osage, Pottawatomie, Riley & Shawnee.
Below are the counties that are near Bradford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bradford:
- Wabaunsee County (The home county of Bradford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradford, with the one closest to Bradford listed first.
- Eskridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eskridge is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Harveyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Wilmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmington is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Vera
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vera is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Maple Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Paxico
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alma
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- McFarland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Alta Vista
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Coffey County
- Lebo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jackson County
- Delia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Delia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradford, with the one closest to Bradford listed first.
- Admire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Miller
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Miller is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Allen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allen is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Agnes City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Agnes City is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes City
- Bushong
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bushong is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Reading
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Americus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lang
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lang is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lang
- Lang has also been known as:
- Hortonville
- Berkeley Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Berkeley Hills is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
- Emporia Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Emporia Junction is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia Junction
- Emporia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradford, with the one closest to Bradford listed first.
- Dunlap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
- Council Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Council Grove is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
- Council Grove has also been known as:
- Council
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Grove <1>
- Downing ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Downing is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Dwight
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dwight is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
- Kelso
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kelso is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradford, with the one closest to Bradford listed first.
- Burlingame
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burlingame is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Former name for Burlingame:
- American Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <1>
- Peterton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peterton is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterton
- Scranton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Osage City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carbondale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Mineral Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Barclay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Barclay is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Lyndon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vassar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Overbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Olivet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Olivet is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Melvern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Melvern is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Melvern has also been known as:
- Melvin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <1>
- Pottawatomie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradford, with the one closest to Bradford listed first.
- Saint Marys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Belvue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Wamego
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riley County
- Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pillsbury Crossing is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury Crossing
- Shawnee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradford, with the one closest to Bradford listed first.
- Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
- Willard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Willard is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Cullen Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village
- Pauline
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pauline is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
- Silver Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rossville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kiro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kiro is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiro
- Berryton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Berryton is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Highland Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Topeka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Topeka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topeka
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bradford, see our County-by-County Page for Bradford.
Cemeteries Near Bradford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bradford.
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 Bradford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bradford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bradford, with the one closest to Bradford listed first.
- Eskridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mission View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Center Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prairie Center Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the north of Burlingame.
- The Prairie Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Prairie City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1740047 <3>
- St. Bartholomew Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kaeckell Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dover Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Keene Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Swedish Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nehring Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Admire Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (120 more) ...
- Burlingame City Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bradford had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bradford, with the one closest to Bradford listed first.
- Harveyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Eskridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eskridge is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Wilmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmington is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Keene
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Keene is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- Burlingame
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burlingame is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Former name for Burlingame:
- American Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <1>
- Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Admire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Allen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allen is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Miller
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Miller is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Auburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
- Peterton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peterton is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterton
- Scranton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Vera
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vera is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Bushong
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bushong is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Osage City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bradford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bradford.
Newspapers Published in Bradford ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bradford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bradford, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bradford.
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 Bradford:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Wabaunsee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coffey County
- Jackson County
- Lyon County
- Morris County
- Osage County
- Pottawatomie County
- Riley County
- Shawnee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bradford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Bradford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |