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Welcome to Bronco ...

Bronco is located in Nevada County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bronco, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Bronco is 5,340 feet [1,628 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Bronco is 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Bronco lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bronco: 530

Communities Also Named Bronco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Bronco: This one is located in Nevada County and the other is located in Stanislaus County.

Beyond California, there are 5 communities that are also named Bronco - they are located in Georgia, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas.

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

Communities near Bronco ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bronco ...

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

Adding Bronco to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bronco in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

X2X - From that list, the Bronco post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bronco.

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

The official website for Nevada County: www.new.mynevadacounty.com/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Nevada, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bronco - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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