Bradford, Chickasaw County, Iowa

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

Bradford, Iowa
Bradford, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°57′58″N 92°30′18″W
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyChickasaw
Elevation
978 ft (298 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip Codes
50041
Area code(s)641
GNIS feature ID465990[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 person

Notes

  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



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