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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 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Steuben County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Steuben County: Allegany, Chemung, Livingston, Ontario, Schuyler, Yates, Potter (PA) & Tioga (PA).

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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Bradford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sonora Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sonora Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sonora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beach Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beach Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tyrone Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyrone Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyrone Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Washington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Washington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Washington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Bradford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Bradford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Bradford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Schuyler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jacobus Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Belmont Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belmont Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Monterey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monterey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monterey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Sugar Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Sugar Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Sugar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Christ Johns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Maltby Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maltby Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maltby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sugar Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Altay Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Altay Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Altay Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Bradford had a population of 210 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Sonora
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tyrone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
    • Tyrone is located in Schuyler County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <2>
  • Weston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Weston is located in Schuyler County
  • South Bradford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • North Urbana
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Urbana
    • North Urbana is located in Steuben County
  • Monterey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Monterey is located in Schuyler County
  • Altay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altay
    • Altay is located in Schuyler County
  • Urbana
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wayne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hammondsport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Savona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Grove Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Springs
    • Grove Springs is located in Steuben County
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    • Townsend
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Townsend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
      • Townsend is located in Schuyler County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Townsend
      • From Bradford to Townsend
    • Rheims
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rheims have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheims
      • Rheims is located in Steuben County
    • Pleasant Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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 27 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 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. 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 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:

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 Steuben County: www.steubencony.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Bradford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bradford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3713, Longitude: -77.1094    









 

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