Bradford, Chickasaw County, Iowa

Bradford, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Bradford, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°57′58″N 92°30′18″W / 42.96611°N 92.50500°WCoordinates: 42°57′58″N 92°30′18″W / 42.96611°N 92.50500°W
Country United States
State Iowa
County Chickasaw
Elevation 978 ft (298 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 641
GNIS feature ID 465990[1]

Bradford is an unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States.[1]

History

Bradford served as the first seat of Chickasaw County, until 1857 when the seat was transferred to New Hampton.[2]

In 1857 Dr. William S. Pitts stopped in Bradford while en route to Fredericksburg, Iowa and was inspired to write the song, The Church in the Wildwood.

Notable people

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Bradford, Chickasaw County, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Fairbairn, Robert Herd (1919). History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 224.
  3. 'Annals of Iowa,' Vol. X, No. 1, 3rd Series, 1911, pg. 75