Bradford, Alabama
# Bradford, Alabama

Bradford, also known as Dixiana, is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States.

## History

Bradford was originally named in honor of the English city Bradford by Jim Justice, who was a foreman of the local mines. The post office was then named Dixiana after it was found there was already a post office in Alabama operating under the name "Bradford."

Multiple different companies mined coal at mines in Bradford, including The Alabama By-Products Corporation, the Birmingham Furnace and Manufacturing Company, and Imperial Coal and Coke Company.

A post office operated under the name Dixiana from 1880 to 1984.

