Welcome to Brule ...

Brule is located in Douglas County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brule, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Brule is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Brule: (715) and (534)<4>

Communities Also Named Brule ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Brule - they are located in Alberta, Louisiana (2), Michigan, Nebraska, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Brule ...

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

• Hawthorne
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
  • Hawthorne is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
• Lake Nebagamon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Nebagamon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Nebagamon
  • Lake Nebagamon is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
• Poplar
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
  • Poplar is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
• Solon Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Springs
  • Solon Springs is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
• Cloverland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
  • Cloverland is located in Douglas County
• Bennett
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
  • Bennett is located in Douglas County
• Delta
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Delta is located in Bayfield County
• Sauntry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauntry
  • Sauntry is located in Douglas County
• South Range
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
  • South Range is located in Douglas County
• Sutherland
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
  • Sutherland is located in Bayfield County

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 Brule. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brule.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brule. 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 Brule.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brule ...

Looking for more information about Brule? 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 Brule, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brule.

Adding Brule to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brule 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 Brule was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Brule post office opened in 1890.

We also found Brule in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brule.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Douglas County: www.douglascountywi.org/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/