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 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 Boone County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Boone County: Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Raleigh & Wyoming.
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:
- Boone County (The home county of Bradley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- Brushton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brushton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushton
- Easly
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Easly is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easly
- Ashford
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rumble
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rumble is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble
- Johns
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Johns is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns
- Nellis
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Nellis is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellis
- Dartmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dartmont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmont
- Grippe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grippe is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grippe
- Peytona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peytona is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytona
- Ridgeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeview is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Racine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Racine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Emmons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Emmons is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Andrew
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Andrew is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- Culloden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Milton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salt Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- Elkridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Elkridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
- Montgomery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Powellton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Powellton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Cannelton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cannelton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Crescent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Kimberly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kimberly is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Smithers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- McDunn
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- McDunn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDunn
- Mount Carbon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Falls View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Falls View is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls View
- Gauley Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wriston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wriston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wriston
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Jackson County
- Romance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- Winifrede
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Marmet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loudendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Loudendale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudendale
- Ruth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ruth is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Belle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chesapeake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
- Dupont City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dupont City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont City
- Witcher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Witcher is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witcher
- Chelyan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chelyan is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelyan
- Cabin Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Dry Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Charleston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kanawha City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha City
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- Priestley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Priestley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
- Alum Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sod
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- Alkol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- East ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Tango
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- Garretts Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Yawkey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Palermo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Sweetland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Myra
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Spears ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Hamlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- Sodom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sodom is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Banco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Big Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Chapmanville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Fort Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Peach Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- West Logan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Braeholm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Braeholm is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm
- Logan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Accoville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Accoville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Hedgeview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Thompson Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- Dixie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Beech Glen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- Morgans Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Poca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Scott Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scott Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
- Raymond City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Teays Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Teays Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Teays Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
- Bancroft
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Hurricane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Red House
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Eleanor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Sigman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- Packsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Montcoal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Dorothy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Stickney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Naoma
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Pineknob
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Rock Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Arnett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Redbird
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- Cove Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Nestlow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- Wyoming County
- Kopperston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
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.
- Kinder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Javins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Javins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Barker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barker Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Peytona.
- The Barker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barker - Round Bottom Road Cemetery
- Round Bottom Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2549037 <2>
- Wade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harless Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Barker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Elkins Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Drawdy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (828 more) ...
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Snodgrass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<4>
While we didn't find Bradley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bradley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bradley, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.
- Peytona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peytona is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytona
- Racine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Racine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Foster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Foster is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Comfort
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Winifrede
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Gordon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Winifrede Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Winifrede Junction is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede Junction
- Van
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Van is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Davis Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Davis Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Creek
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dry Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Shrewsbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shrewsbury is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Malden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 99 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 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. 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 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:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Boone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabell County
- Fayette County
- Jackson County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- Nicholas County
- Putnam County
- Raleigh County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bradley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |