Welcome to Bradley ...

Bradley is located in Marathon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bradley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Bradley is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bradley: 715 & 534<3>

Communities Also Named Bradley ...

While we believe that this Bradley is located in Marathon County, we know of another 2 Wisconsin communities named Bradley. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lincoln and Milwaukee County.

Beyond Wisconsin, there are 36 communities that are also named Bradley - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois (4), Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Michigan (2), Mississippi (2), Montana, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Bradley ...

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

• Marshfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshfield is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,414 people
• Mosinee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Mosinee is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosinee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,195 people
• Abbotsford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Abbotsford is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
• Colby
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Colby is located in Clark County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
• Spencer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Spencer is located in Marathon County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
• Marathon City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Marathon City is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
• Edgar
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Edgar is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
• Athens
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Athens is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
• Hewitt
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hewitt is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
• Auburndale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Auburndale is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people

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

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

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

Adding Bradley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bradley 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 Bradley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bradley post office opened in 1891. The Bradley post office closed in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bradley.