Welcome to Bradford ...

The village of Bradford is primarily located in Miami County<1>. A portion of Bradford extends into Darke County.

The location of Bradford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bradford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bradford has a population of 1,870 people<3> (see below for details).

Bradford is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Bradford lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bradford is located in the (937) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bradford had an population of 1,870 people. This is an increase of 1.52% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.59% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bradford had a population of 1,842 people. This makes Bradford the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Bradford represents 0.02% of the population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 409th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,842 people, the population of Bradford has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,859 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bradford.

Communities Also Named Bradford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Bradford: This one is located in Miami County and the other is located in Scioto County.

Beyond Ohio, 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), Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, 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.

• Troy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
• Piqua
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piqua
  • Piqua is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piqua <5>
• Sidney
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <5>
• Englewood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
  • Englewood is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Englewood <5>
• Clayton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <5>
• Greenville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
• Tipp City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipp City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipp City
  • Tipp City is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipp City <5>
• Union
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <5>
• West Milton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
  • West Milton is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Milton <5>
• Minster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minster
  • Minster is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minster <5>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bradford, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<6>

From that list, the Bradford post office opened in 1868.

We also found Bradford in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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 Miami County: www.co.miami.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/