Welcome to Bravo ...

Bravo is located in Allegan County<1>.

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

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

Bravo is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bravo lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Bravo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bravo - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Bravo ...

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

• Holland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Holland is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <4>
• Allegan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegan
  • Allegan is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allegan <4>
• South Haven
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
  • South Haven is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Haven <4>
• Bangor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  • Bangor is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <4>
• Fennville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennville
  • Fennville is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fennville <4>
• Douglas
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
  • Douglas is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglas <4>
• Saugatuck
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saugatuck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugatuck
  • Saugatuck is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saugatuck <4>
• Gobles
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobles
  • Gobles is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gobles <4>
• Hopkins
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
  • Hopkins is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins <4>
• Bloomingdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Bloomingdale is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingdale <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 Bravo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bravo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bravo ...

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

Adding Bravo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bravo post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bravo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Allegan County: www.allegancounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/