Bradbury, Ohio
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Salisbury Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45760. It lies in Bone Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Pomeroy quadrangle.
Then and now
1907 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1907 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1907 USGS Pomeroy quadrangle1:62500
- 1907 USGS Pomeroy quadrangle1:62500
- 1907 USGS Pomeroy quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pomeroy quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Pomeroy quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Pomeroy quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Pomeroy quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Wellston quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Pomeroy quadrangle1:24000
Fires nearby
76 since 1992The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Bradbury between 1992 and 2020, burning about 56 acres in total. None started naturally. 26 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15262 |
| 23 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | West Virginia Division of Forestry | CARSON ROAD |
| 13 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | West Virginia Division of Forestry | CLIFTON CEMETERY |
| 10 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | West Virginia Division of Forestry | SUPPER CLUB RD. |
| 1 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | West Virginia Division of Forestry | FOGLESONG RD |
| 31 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | West Virginia Division of Forestry | YODER LANE |
| 25 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 8705 |
| 17 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 208 shownMuseums hold 208 specimens collected within 10 miles of Bradbury between 1840 and 1973: 169 Animalia, 36 Plantae, 2 Fungi, 1 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by C. H. Jones, Charles M. Roberts, Clark, Joseph; Riddell, John Leonard and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Odontostephana obliqua (Jacq.) Alexander | 1963 | William G. Gambill Jr. | |
![]() | Ratibida pinnata (Vent.) Barnhart | 1963 | William G. Gambill Jr. | |
![]() | Ruellia humilis Nutt. | 1963 | William G. Gambill Jr. | |
![]() | Asplenium trichomanes L. | 1840 | Clark, Joseph; Riddell, John Leonard | Meigs County, Ohio |
![]() | Jungermannia sullivantii Austin | 1844 | W. S. Sullivant | In woods pasture pond 30 rods south of my [W.S. Sullivant's] garden |
![]() | Carex communis var. communis | 1862 | W. M. Canby | Cheshire. [Inferred county from precise loc.] |
![]() | Trichostrongylus Looss, 1905 | 1906 | E. Stevenson | Clifton |
![]() | Gymnosporangium globosum (Farl.) Farl. | 1916 | Nixon, E. L. | Pomeroy |
![]() | Noturus eleutherus Jordan, 1877 | 1927 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Shade River, at TR 359/Sorden Rd, 2 miles southeast of Chester OH, Chester township |
![]() | Noturus miurus Jordan, 1877 | 1927 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Shade River, within Chester township, near Chester, Chester township |
![]() | Noturus stigmosus Taylor, 1969 | 1927 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Shade River, within Chester township, near Chester, Chester township |
![]() | Campostoma anomalum anomalum | 1929 | MB Trautman & asst. | Shade River, trib of Ohio River, at Chester, center of Chester county |
All 208 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
1 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Bradbury: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meigs County Hwy Dept. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms nearby
7 since 1999The National Weather Service names Bradbury in 7 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradbury | $3,000 | Numerous trees were downed near Thomas Village. |
| December 2018 | Flood | Bradbury | $2,000 | A couple roads were closed due to flooding in south central Meigs County. This included State Route 124 along Little Leading Creek and Hysell Run near Rutland, and State Route 143 along Thomas Fork near Wolfpen. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradbury | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradbury | $500 | Multiple trees were blown down between the towns of Pomeroy and Salisbury. |
| February 2022 | Flood | Bradbury | $500 | All lanes of State Route 124 were closed due to high water from State Route 325 to State Route 7. |
| May 2025 | Flood | Bradbury | - | State Route 124 was closed from State Route 7 to State Route 325 due to flooding. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Bradbury | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleport | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Hobson | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Lincoln Heights | 1.5 miles | 14 | |
| Thomas Village | 1.7 miles | 14 | |
| Hobson Junction | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Pomeroy | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Silver Run | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Kerrs Run | 3.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1070688. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.

























