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Welcome to Bradshaw ...

So far, we found very little information about Bradshaw. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bradshaw to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bradshaw, please Contact Us.


Bradshaw would have been located within present day Giles County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bradshaw, you might consider that their post office opened in 1826.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bradshaw is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Bradshaw was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Bradshaw was located: 931

Communities Also Named Bradshaw ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Bradshaw - they are located in Indiana, Kentucky (2), Maryland (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ontario (2), Texas (3), Virginia and West Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bradshaw.

Communities near Bradshaw ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bradshaw.

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 Bradshaw. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bradshaw.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bradshaw. 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 Bradshaw.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bradshaw. See our Newspapers Page for Bradshaw.

Adding Bradshaw to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bradshaw 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 (so far) for Bradshaw was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bradshaw post office opened in 1826. The Bradshaw post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bradshaw.

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bradshaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Giles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bradshaw - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/