Welcome to Bradley ...

Bradley is located in Magoffin County<1>.

The location of Bradley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bradley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Bradley is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bradley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bradley is within the boundaries of the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Bradley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Bradley - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois (4), Indiana, Kansas (2), Maine, Michigan (2), Mississippi (2), Montana, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bradley.

Communities near Bradley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bradley.

• Paintsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintsville
  • Paintsville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paintsville <4>
• Prestonsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonsburg
  • Prestonsburg is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prestonsburg <4>
• West Liberty
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <4>
• Salyersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salyersville
  • Salyersville is located in Magoffin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salyersville <4>
• Martin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Martin is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <4>
• Allen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Allen is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Allen has also been known as:
  • Beaver Creek Junction
  • Beaver Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <4>
• Gypsy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
  • Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
• Falcon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
  • Falcon is located in Magoffin County
• Painters Lick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
  • Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
• Asa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asa
  • Asa is located in Johnson County

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 Bradley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bradley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bradley. 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 Bradley.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bradley. See our Newspapers Page for Bradley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bradley ...

Looking for more information about Bradley? 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 Bradley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bradley.

Adding Bradley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bradley 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 Bradley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bradley post office opened in 1895.

We also found Bradley on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bradley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bradley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/