Our Genealogy Helper
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 Bradbury (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 Bradbury. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Bradbury is located in Meigs County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Meigs County: Athens, Gallia, Vinton, Jackson (WV), Mason (WV) & Wood (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Bradbury. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bradbury:
- Meigs County (The home county of Bradbury)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradbury, with the one closest to Bradbury listed first.
- Thomas Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Middleport
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pomeroy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Welshtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Lima
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Rutland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Syracuse
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Langsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Racine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dorcas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Dexter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Plants
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plants is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradbury, with the one closest to Bradbury listed first.
- Pratts Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Shade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Albany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vanderhoof
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Guysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Coolville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Athens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stewart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Youba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Youba is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Armitage
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- Beebe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradbury, with the one closest to Bradbury listed first.
- Carlton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Kyger
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Kerr
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Mills Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Westbrook Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Vinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gallipolis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ewington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Rodney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Alice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Edna ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradbury, with the one closest to Bradbury listed first.
- Pattonsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Rempel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Wellston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Altoona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Banner ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Glen Roy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Oak Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Petrea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Blackfork Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Coalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Lawrence County
- Waterloo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradbury, with the one closest to Bradbury listed first.
- Wilkesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Vales Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Arbaugh
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Oreton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Ural ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Dundas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Hope ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Zaleski
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hamden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- McArthur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradbury, with the one closest to Bradbury listed first.
- Fillmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Redbush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Redbush is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Decaturville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Porterfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Napier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Rockland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Jackson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradbury, with the one closest to Bradbury listed first.
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Millwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Neptune
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Ravenswood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sherman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Skull Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Flatwoods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Angerona
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Wilding
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Willowdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradbury, with the one closest to Bradbury listed first.
- Clifton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Mason
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Columbia
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Hartford City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- New Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sassafras
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- York
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Meadowbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Letart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Letart is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Flatrock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Point Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Henderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Putnam County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradbury, with the one closest to Bradbury listed first.
- Buffalo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pliny
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Indian Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Fraziers Bottom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Wirt County (WV)
- Windy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Windy is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradbury, with the one closest to Bradbury listed first.
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eli is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lubeck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Blennerhassett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Pleasant View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bradbury, see our County-by-County Page for Bradbury.
Cemeteries Near Bradbury ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bradbury.
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 Bradbury - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bradbury covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bradbury, with the one closest to Bradbury listed first.
- Middleport Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shuler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Columbia Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hiland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lakin State Hospital Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (835 more) ...
- Zirkle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Adamsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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 in 1895, Bradbury had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bradbury, with the one closest to Bradbury listed first.
- Middleport
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Columbia
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Clifton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Mason
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pomeroy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maggie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maggie is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggie
- Hartford City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Minersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Minersville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Rutland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kyger
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Cheshire
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Sassafras
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- New Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Syracuse
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Langsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bradbury. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bradbury.
Newspapers Published in Bradbury ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bradbury.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bradbury, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bradbury.
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 Bradbury:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Meigs County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Vinton County
- Washington County
- Jackson County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bradbury) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bradbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |