Bradley Arkansas Map

About Bradley, Arkansas

Bradley is a locality in Lafayette County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 405. The population density is 171.3 people per km². Bradley is located at 33.0982°N, 93.6549°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Bradley is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71826.

Bradley emerges from the quiet expanse of the southern Arkansas flatlands, where the horizon stretches wide and the light at dusk settles like amber dust over the fields. It lies 26.7 miles west-southwest of Magnolia, AR (from Magnolia, AR: bearing 244°T), and is situated 12.6 miles west-northwest of Springhill. The air here holds the heavy, humid stillness of the deep interior, a landscape defined by the low, swaying transition between pine thickets and cleared agricultural plots. Only a mile to the east, the quiet progress of Wheeler Creek marks the boundary of the Lafayette Wildlife Management Area, where the dense canopy of hardwoods offers a refuge for the local fauna. Beyond the immediate tree lines, the earth remains stubbornly level, occasionally broken by the distant, hazy silhouette of Gum Ridge far to the north, which anchors the vast, open sky against the earth.

The story of Bradley reflects the enduring patience of a place built upon the labor of the soil, where the economy has long drawn its vitality from the harvest and the timber trade. Daily life in Bradley maintains a deliberate, measured cadence, moving in sync with the seasonal cycles of the fields and the slow turning of the weather. Residents often look toward the broader regional history that binds these plains to the traditions of the delta, yet the local character remains distinct, shaped by the proximity of the surrounding woodlands and the quiet solitude of nearby Lower Lake Jew Jon. It is a place where the passage of time is measured not by the rush of industry, but by the subtle, persistent growth of the pines and the rhythmic hum of life in a landscape that asks for little and offers a profound, steady peace.

About This Bradley Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bradley, Arkansas. Coordinates: 33.098188, -93.654898. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Bradley includes the ZIP code (71826), telephone area code (870), county seat of Lafayette County (Lewisville), and school district assignment (Emerson-Taylor-Bradley School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.