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 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Lincoln County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln County: Langlade, Marathon, Oneida, Price & Taylor.
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:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Bradley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- Jersey City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jersey City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
- Tomahawk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Harrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harrison is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Irma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Irma is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Jeffris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jeffris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffris
- Dudley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dudley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Gleason
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gleason is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
- Dutch Corners ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Corners is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corners
- Merrill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Merrill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,990 people
- Langlade County
- Elcho
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- Harshaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harshaw is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaw
- Newbold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newbold is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold
- Rhinelander
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
- Hazelhurst
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hazelhurst is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- Woodruff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Woodruff is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Sugar Camp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Camp is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Camp
- Pelican Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
- Monico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Monico is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monico
- Price County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- Prentice
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Prentice is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Worcester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Worcester is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- Rib Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rib Lake is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
- Interwald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Interwald is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interwald
- Westboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westboro is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Vilas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- Saint Germain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Germain is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Germain
- Former names for Saint Germain:
- Farmington
- Lakewood
- Lac du Flambeau
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lac du Flambeau is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac du Flambeau
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.
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 Bradley - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Rapids Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodboro Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Somo Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Finnish Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Knox Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (44 more) ...
- Parrish Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wilderness Rest Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bradley had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- Heafford Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Heafford Junction is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heafford Junction
- Tomahawk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Manson ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manson is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- McCord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McCord is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord
- Gilbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gilbert is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Harshaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harshaw is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaw
- Goodnow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Goodnow is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnow
- Irma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Irma is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Jeffris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jeffris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffris
- Newbold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newbold is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold
- McNaughton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McNaughton is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNaughton
- Rhinelander
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Brantwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brantwood is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantwood
- Hazelhurst
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hazelhurst is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- Dudley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dudley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
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 33 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 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Bradley:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Langlade County
- Oneida County
- Price County
- Taylor County
- Vilas County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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 Bradley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bradley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |