Bradley, South Carolina
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Troy census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29819. It stands on Coleman Branch. The Survey maps it on the Bradley quadrangle. 160 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 584 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresBradley fell from 170 to 160 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 170 | |
| 2020 | 160 | -10 (-6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 printed 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.
- 1892 USGS Abbeville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1950 USGS Bradley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Bradley quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Abbeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
110 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 110 fires within 5 miles of Bradley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 682 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 44 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 105 acres | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | CRESWELL |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Bradley: 2 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martins Kiln | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Bradley Mine | Gold | Unknown | 1848 | |
| Bradley Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Bradley Prospect | Gold | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
11 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bradley in 11 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Hail | Bradley | $2,800,000 | The combination of strong winds and hail up to golfball size damaged 507 structures in the far southern part of the county. Estimated damage in the form of broken windows, damaged roofs and siding was 2.8 million dollars. Most of the damage occurred between highways 221 and 25. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradley | $10,000 | Emergency manager reported numerous trees blown down across southwest Greenwood County, with portions of Highway 221, Highway 25, and Highway 10 blocked by downed trees. Several trees also fell on vehicles in this area. Public also reported multiple trees down on Hollingsworth Rd. |
| December 2015 | Flood | Bradley | $1,000 | The EM and public reported flooding developed across southern Greenwood County after more than 3 inches of rain fell in over 12 hours. Flooded roads included Hamilton Rd and Mt Carmel Rd in Callison. Dendy Bridge Rd in Bradley was flooded, possibly due to overflowing Coleman Branch. Scotch Cross Rd was also flooded due to an overflowing Henley Creek. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradley | - | Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines in the Bradley area. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Bradley | - | Public reported golf ball size hail. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradley | - | Public reported multiple trees blown down in the Troy area. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Bradley | - | Penny size hail was reported off highway 221 near Bradley. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradley | - | A tree was blown down on Callison Rd just outside of the town of Bradley. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradley | - | A tree was down on Notch Rd about 4 miles east southeast of the town of Bradley. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradley | - | Numerous large tree limbs were blown down. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradley | - | Numerous trees were blown down across the county, especially in the Callison area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehall | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Verdery | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Aix (historical) | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Rushville | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Troy | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Breezewood | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Promised Land | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Laco (historical) | 6.7 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Bradley | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2586358 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231077. 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.
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.





