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Welcome to Bradshaw ...

Bradshaw is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Bradshaw is located in Taylor County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bradshaw, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

Bradshaw is 1,990 feet [607 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bradshaw lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bradshaw: 325

Communities Also Named Bradshaw ...

While we believe that this Bradshaw is located in Taylor County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Bradshaw. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cherokee and McCulloch County.

Beyond Texas, 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), Tennessee, 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.

  • Winters
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Tuscola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Buffalo Gap
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo Gap is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Lawn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Novice
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ovalo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Goldsboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Wingate
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Hylton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Hylton is located in Nolan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylton
  • Norton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bradshaw ...

Looking for more information about Bradshaw? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bradshaw, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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.<4>

From that list, the Bradshaw post office opened in 1909. The Bradshaw post office closed in 1963.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bradshaw.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Taylor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bradshaw - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/