Welcome to Lake Bruin ...

Lake Bruin is located in Tensas Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Bruin, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Bruin: Lk. Bruin

Lake Bruin is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lake Bruin: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Lake Bruin ...

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

• Port Gibson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Port Gibson is located in Claiborne County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Gibson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Gibson <4>
• Saint Joseph
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Saint Joseph is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
• Newellton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Newellton is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newellton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newellton <4>
• Waterproof
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Waterproof is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterproof
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterproof <4>
• Yucatan Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
• Rodney
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Rodney is located in Jefferson County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
• Westside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Westside is located in Claiborne County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
• Grand Gulf
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
• Newlight
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
• Highland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Bruin ...

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

Adding Lake Bruin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lake Bruin 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 (so far) for Lake Bruin was on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lake Bruin.