Welcome to Bruce ...

Bruce is located in Rock County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bruce, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Bruce is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Bruce lies within the (507) area code.

Communities Also Named Bruce ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Bruce - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Michigan (3), Mississippi, Montana, New Brunswick, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas (2), Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Bruce ...

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

• Sioux Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls
  • Sioux Falls is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 187,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sioux Falls <4>
• Brandon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Brandon is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <4>
• Harrisburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Lincoln County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
• Luverne
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luverne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luverne
  • Luverne is located in Rock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luverne <4>
• Canton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Lincoln County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
• Rock Rapids
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rapids
  • Rock Rapids is located in Lyon County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Rapids <4>
• Garretson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garretson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretson
  • Garretson is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garretson <4>
• Larchwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larchwood
  • Larchwood is located in Lyon County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larchwood <4>
• Inwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
  • Inwood is located in Lyon County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inwood <4>
• Valley Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
  • Valley Springs is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Springs <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 Bruce. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bruce.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bruce ...

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

Adding Bruce to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bruce post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bruce.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rock County: www.co.rock.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/