A visit to the Bradley 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 Bradley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bradley Cemetery:
35.2937, -82.2857
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bradley Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies just to the east southeast of the Bradley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bradley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bradley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bradley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bradley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Stepp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Stepp Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepp Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Polk Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem United Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coopers Gap Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edneyville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Edneyville Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edneyville Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
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- Oakdale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- St. John in the Wilderness Episcopal Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Big Level Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pittillo Lanning Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fruitland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Fruitland Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland Cemetery
- Love Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Love Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Cemetery
- Seagle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Seagle Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Seagle Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Hendersonville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48704 <5>
- Mud Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Mud Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mud Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Hendersonville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1543800 <5>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bradley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bradley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Baxter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Saluda
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Lynn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Columbus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dana
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dana is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Upward
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Upward is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Tryon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Flat Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Claremont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Claremont is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Zirconia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- U-No
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- U-No is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for U-No
- Flat Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tuxedo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Landrum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <6>
- Carolina Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carolina Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Village
- Barker Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Barker Heights is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Heights
- Bat Cave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chimney Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Village of Chimney Rock Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Village of Chimney Rock Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Chimney Rock Village
- Estimated population in 2015: 108 people
- Cumberland Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Pinehurst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pinehurst is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Hendersonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Willow Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Willow Bend is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
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 Bradley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bradley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbus
- Hendersonville
- Landrum
- Tryon
- Tryon lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Bradley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tryon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Bradley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Bradley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #981802 (Bradley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #981802 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 338 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cliffield Mountain
- Location given for Bradley Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2937262 Lon: -82.2856712
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bradley 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |