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History · Bradley

Bradley’s post office opened in 1891, and 56% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1902 on and the census since 1940.

1891first post office
0on the National Register
56%homes built before 1940
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How Bradley began

When was Bradley founded?

1891

The Bradley post office opened in 1891, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 281 in 19402020 census: 78135 years
Founding year: the first Bradley post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Bradley’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Bradley are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Bradley’s homes were built before 1938.On the map since 19023 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1980. Watch Bradley change.
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The story so far

Bradley, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bradley yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Bradley is a town in Grady County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 78 at the 2020 United States census.

Its first post office opened in 1891. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 130 to 78 (-40%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

On the map

Bradley on the map, 1902 to 1980

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Bradley. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Bradley on the 1902 USGS mapBradley on the 1966 USGS mapBradley on the 1980 USGS map1902Rush Springs sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Bradley.

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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People over time

Bradley, census by census

010020030019401960198020002020Peak: 294

Between 78 and 294 people in every census since 1940.

9 censuses, 1940–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Bradley’s Wikipedia page.

Questions about Bradley’s history

What year was Bradley founded?

The Bradley post office opened in 1891, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.