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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 Bradleyville (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 Bradleyville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Bradleyville is located in Taney County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Taney County: Boone (AR), Carroll (AR), Marion (AR), Christian, Douglas, Ozark & Stone.

Below are the counties that are near Bradleyville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bradleyville:

  • Taney County     (The home county of Bradleyville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bradleyville, with the one closest to Bradleyville listed first.
    • McClurg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • McClurg is located in Taney County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClurg
    • Taneyville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Taneyville is located in Taney County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Kissee Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rueter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Rueter is located in Taney County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rueter
    • Forsyth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedarcreek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Cedarcreek is located in Taney County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcreek
    • Powersite
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Powersite is located in Taney County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersite
    • Rockaway Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Merriam Woods
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Merriam Woods is located in Taney County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
    • Walnut Shade
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
    • Bull Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Bull Creek is located in Taney County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
    • Kirbyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Day
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Day is located in Taney County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
  • Christian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bradleyville, with the one closest to Bradleyville listed first.
    • Garrison
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Garrison is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
    • Chadwick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Chadwick is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
    • Oldfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Oldfield is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
    • Elkhead
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Elkhead is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
    • Bruner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Bruner is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
    • Saddlebrooke
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Saddlebrooke is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrooke
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Saddlebrooke has also been known as:
      • Saddlebrooke village
    • Velsor ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Velsor is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velsor
    • Sparta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sparta is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <1>
    • Chestnutridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Green Mound Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Green Mound Ridge is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Ridge
    • Linden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Linden is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Spokane
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Highlandville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bradleyville, with the one closest to Bradleyville listed first.
    • Rome
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Rome is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Smallett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Smallett is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallett
    • Red Bank
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Bank is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Arden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Arden is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
    • Squires
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Squires is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
    • Johns Mills ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
    • Ava
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Ava is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,905 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <1>
    • Olathia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Olathia is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bradleyville, with the one closest to Bradleyville listed first.
    • Sequiota
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sequiota is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
    • Turners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Turners is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
  • Ozark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bradleyville, with the one closest to Bradleyville listed first.
    • Longrun
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Longrun is located in Ozark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrun
    • Foil
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Foil is located in Ozark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foil
    • Thornfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Thornfield is located in Ozark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
    • Summit City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Summit City is located in Ozark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
    • Ocie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ocie is located in Ozark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocie
    • Wasola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Wasola is located in Ozark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasola
    • Noble
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Noble is located in Ozark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
    • Theodosia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Theodosia is located in Ozark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodosia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
    • Sundown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sundown is located in Ozark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
    • Almartha
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Almartha is located in Ozark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almartha
    • Isabella
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Romance
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Romance is located in Ozark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
    • Pontiac
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bradleyville, with the one closest to Bradleyville listed first.
    • Ponce de Leon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
    • Silver Dollar City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Silver Dollar City is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Dollar City
    • Indian Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Lakeview is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Reeds Spring
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Branson West
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Branson West is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson West
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
    • White City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • White City is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Coney Island
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Coney Island is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Kimberling City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Galena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Oto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Oto is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bradleyville, with the one closest to Bradleyville listed first.
    • Olga
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Olga is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
    • Sarvis Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
    • Rogersville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Fordland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Seymour
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Diggins
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Diggins is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
  • Wright County
    • Mansfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Boone County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bradleyville, with the one closest to Bradleyville listed first.
    • Boone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Boone is located in Boone County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
    • Diamond City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Lowry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Lowry is located in Boone County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
    • Lead Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • South Lead Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • South Lead Hill is located in Boone County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lead Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Omaha
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Omaha is located in Boone County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <1>
    • Elixir ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Elixir is located in Boone County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
    • Myrtle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Myrtle is located in Boone County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
  • Marion County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bradleyville, with the one closest to Bradleyville listed first.
    • Peel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Price Place
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Price Place is located in Marion County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Place
    • Monarch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Monarch is located in Marion County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
    • Oakland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bradleyville, see our County-by-County Page for Bradleyville.

Cemeteries Near Bradleyville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bradleyville.

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 Bradleyville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bradleyville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bradleyville, with the one closest to Bradleyville listed first.

  • Blair Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Martin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Whitaker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Eldridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sherd Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Roller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bray Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dean Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Comer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mills Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (281 more) ...
    • Dann Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Helphrey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lone Pilgrim Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bradleyville had a population of 70 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2009, Bradleyville had a population of 80 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bradleyville, with the one closest to Bradleyville listed first.

  • Brownbranch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Brownbranch is located in Taney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownbranch
  • Hercules
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hercules is located in Taney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hercules
  • Garrison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Garrison is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
  • Rome
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rome is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Swan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Swan is located in Taney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
  • Roy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Roy is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
  • Kissee Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Smallett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Smallett is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallett
  • Red Bank
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Bank is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
  • Chadwick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Chadwick is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
  • Forsyth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedarcreek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Cedarcreek is located in Taney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcreek
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Arno
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Arno is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
    • Walnut Shade
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
    • Thornfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Thornfield is located in Ozark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bradleyville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bradleyville.

Newspapers Published in Bradleyville ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bradleyville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bradleyville, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bradleyville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Bradleyville:

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>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 Bradleyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Bradleyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.