Welcome to Bradford ...

Bradford is located in Isanti County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bradford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Bradford is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bradford lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Bradford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Bradford - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah (2) and Vermont.

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

Communities near Bradford ...

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

• Andover
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <4>
• Ramsey
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
  • Ramsey is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramsey <4>
• Elk River
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River
  • Elk River is located in Sherburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk River <4>
• East Bethel
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethel
  • East Bethel is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Bethel <4>
• North Branch
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
  • North Branch is located in Chisago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Branch <4>
• Cambridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Isanti County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <4>
• Oak Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Grove is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <4>
• Saint Francis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
  • Saint Francis is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francis <4>
• Isanti
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isanti
  • Isanti is located in Isanti County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isanti <4>
• Zimmerman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
  • Zimmerman is located in Sherburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,135 people
  • Zimmerman has also been known as:
  • Lake Fremont
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zimmerman <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bradford ...

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

Adding Bradford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bradford post office opened in 1890.

We also found Bradford in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bradford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Isanti County: www.co.isanti.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/