Bradford, Chickasaw County, Iowa
Appearance
Bradford, Iowa | |
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Coordinates: 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 | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Zip Codes | 50041 |
Area code | 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 person
- Levi M. Hubbell, businessman and politician[3]
Notes
- ^ a b "Bradford, Chickasaw County, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Fairbairn, Robert Herd (1919). History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 224.
- ^ 'Annals of Iowa,' Vol. X, No. 1, 3rd Series, 1911, pg. 75