Welcome to Bronson ...

Bronson is located in Vermilion County<1>.

The location of Bronson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bronson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Bronson is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bronson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Bronson (for example, toward Perrysville (IN)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Bronson is within the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Bronson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Bronson - they are located in Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, New Brunswick, Ohio, Ontario and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bronson.

Communities near Bronson ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bronson.

• Danville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Saint Joseph
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
• Georgetown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Westville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Westville is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <4>
• Tilton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
  • Tilton is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <4>
• Catlin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
  • Catlin is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <4>
• Rossville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Rossville is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <4>
• Sidney
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
• Homer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
• Gifford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gifford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
  • Gifford is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gifford <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bronson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bronson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bronson. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bronson.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bronson. See our Newspapers Page for Bronson.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bronson ...

Looking for more information about Bronson? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bronson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bronson.

Adding Bronson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bronson in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bronson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bronson post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bronson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bronson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Vermilion County: www.co.vermilion.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov