Official Name: | Bradfordton, Illinois |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Illinois#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Sangamon |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 591 |
Coordinates: | 39.8233°N -89.7394°W |
Area Code: | 217, 447 |
Area Code Type: | Area codes |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 422496 |
Bradfordton is a rural unincorporated community located in Gardner Township, Sangamon County, Illinois. It is located on Illinois Route 97, 4.5 miles (18 km) northwest of Springfield.[1]
The rural hamlet is the site of the Bradfordton Co-Op, a grain elevator. It was once the site of a whistle stop on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad line from Springfield to Beardstown.