Welcome to Bruce Crossing ...

Bruce Crossing is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Bruce Crossing is located in Ontonagon County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Bruce Crossing: Bruce Xing.

Bruce Crossing is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Bruce Crossing (for example, toward Land O'Lakes (WI)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Bruce Crossing: 906

The ZIP code for Bruce Crossing: 49912<3>

Communities Also Named Bruce Crossing ...

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.

• Ewen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewen
  • Ewen is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewen <5>
• Agate
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
  • Agate is located in Ontonagon County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Agate
  • From Bruce Crossing to Agate
• Trout Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
  • Trout Creek is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Creek <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Trout Creek
  • From Bruce Crossing to Trout Creek
• Paulding
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
  • Paulding is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paulding <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Paulding
  • From Bruce Crossing to Paulding
• Kenton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
  • Kenton is located in Houghton County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kenton
  • From Bruce Crossing to Kenton
• Rockland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Rockland is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockland <5>
• Rousseau
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
  • Rousseau is located in Ontonagon County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rousseau
  • From Bruce Crossing to Rousseau
• Wainola
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wainola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainola
  • Wainola is located in Ontonagon County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wainola
  • From Bruce Crossing to Wainola
• Wasas
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wasas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasas
  • Wasas is located in Ontonagon County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wasas
  • From Bruce Crossing to Wasas
• Fuller
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fuller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
  • Fuller is located in Gogebic County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fuller
  • From Bruce Crossing to Fuller

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bruce Crossing, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bruce Crossing.

Adding Bruce Crossing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bruce Crossing 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 Bruce Crossing was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bruce Crossing.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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