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Welcome to Bruce Crossing ...

Bruce Crossing is located in Calaveras County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Bruce Crossing: Bruce Xing.

Bruce Crossing is 3,220 feet [981 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Bruce Crossing is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Bruce Crossing: 209 & 350<3>

Communities Also Named Bruce Crossing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Bruce Crossing: This one is located in Calaveras County and the other is located in Amador County.

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

Communities near Bruce Crossing ...

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

  • Big Meadow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Meadow is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Meadow
  • Big Trees Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Big Trees Village is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Trees Village
  • Camp Connell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bear Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Dorrington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bummerville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bummerville is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bummerville
  • Big Trees
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Big Trees is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Trees
  • Lake Alpine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lake Alpine is located in Alpine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Alpine
  • West Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Wilseyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bruce Crossing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Calaveras, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bruce Crossing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the Bruce Crossing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Bruce Crossing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.