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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 Bradley (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 Bradley. 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.

Bradley is located in Greenwood County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Greenwood County: Abbeville, Edgefield, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry & Saluda.

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

  • Greenwood County     (The home county of Bradley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
    • Verdery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verdery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
      • Verdery is located in Greenwood County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Verdery
      • From Bradley to Verdery
    • Promised Land
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promised Land have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
      • Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
    • Troy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mathews Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mathews Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
      • Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Panola Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panola Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
      • Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Greenwood Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
      • Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Fairforest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Grendel Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grendel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
      • Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Springdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ninety Six
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cokesbury
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cokesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
      • Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
  • Abbeville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
    • Cana ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
      • Cana is located in Abbeville County
    • Abbeville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Monterey ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
      • Monterey is located in Abbeville County
    • Calhoun Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Latimer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Due West
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Donalds
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Level Land
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Level Land. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
      • Level Land is located in Abbeville County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Level Land
      • From Bradley to Level Land
    • Ware Shoals
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Antreville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Antreville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
      • Antreville is located in Abbeville County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Antreville
      • From Bradley to Antreville
    • Lake Secession
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Secession have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
      • Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
    • Lowndesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Anderson County
  • Edgefield County
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
    • Collins Lakeside Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Lakeside Village
      • Collins Lakeside Village is located in Laurens County
    • Anglers Haven
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cross Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Waterloo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Gallagher
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Mountville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ekom
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Cold Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Simpson ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
      • Simpson is located in Laurens County
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lisbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lisbon
      • From Bradley to Lisbon
  • McCormick County
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
    • Chappells
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Mudlick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mudlick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
      • Mudlick is located in Newberry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mudlick
      • From Bradley to Mudlick
    • Old Town Ferry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
  • Saluda County
  • Elbert County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
    • Bowman Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowman Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
      • Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
    • Edinburg ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
      • Edinburg is located in Elbert County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
  • Lincoln County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
    • Hesters Ferry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
      • Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
    • Goshen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lisbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Lincoln County (GA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lisbon
      • From Bradley to Lisbon
    • Midway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincolnton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Loce
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Bradley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bradley.

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 Bradley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lyon - Lipford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyon - Lipford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyon - Lipford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rushville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rushville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rushville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crossroads Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crossroads Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crossroads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lower Long Cane Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Long Cane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Long Cane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Indian Massacre Grave
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Massacre Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Massacre Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Little Adams Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Adams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chisholm Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chisholm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chisholm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Pine Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (213 more) ...
    • Big Adams Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Adams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bethiah Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethiah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethiah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Wideman - Harris - Wilks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wideman - Harris - Wilks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wideman - Harris - Wilks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 Bradley had a population of 188 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Troy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cana ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
    • Cana is located in Abbeville County
  • McCormick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Darraugh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darraugh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darraugh
    • Darraugh is located in Abbeville County
  • Calhoun Mill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Mill
    • Calhoun Mill is located in Abbeville County
  • Plum Branch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Mount Carmel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Ninety Six
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Watts
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
    • Watts is located in Abbeville County
  • Hodges
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Lane
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lane
    • Pleasant Lane is located in Edgefield County
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Leverett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leverett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
      • Leverett is located in Lincoln County (GA)
    • Dover ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Abbeville County
    • Monterey ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
      • Monterey is located in Abbeville County

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

Newspapers Published in Bradley ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bradley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bradley, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bradley.

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 Bradley:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bradley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Greenwood County: www.co.greenwood.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Bradley, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bradley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bradley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0488, Longitude: -82.2446    









 

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