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Welcome to Bronco (aka 'Bronca') ...

So far, we found very little information about Bronco. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bronco to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bronco, please Contact Us.


Bronco would have been located within present day Washoe County<2>.

Bronco was founded in 1872.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bronco is 7,510 feet [2,289 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Bronco is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Bronco was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Bronco was located: 775

The community of Bronco has also been called Bronca.

Communities Also Named Bronco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Bronco - they are located in California (2), Georgia, New Mexico and Texas.

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

Communities near Bronco ...

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

  • Reno
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Reno is located in Washoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259,290 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reno <4>
  • Sparks
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Carson City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Truckee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Truckee is located in Nevada County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truckee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,982 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truckee <4>
  • Calvada ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Calvada is located in Sierra County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvada
  • Galena ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Galena is located in Washoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Lawton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawton is located in Washoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
  • Mogul
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mogul is located in Washoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
  • Verdi - Mogul
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Verdi - Mogul is located in Washoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi - Mogul
  • Verdi
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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

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

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

Adding Bronco to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bronco in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bronco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bronco post office opened in 1872. The Bronco post office closed in 1872.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bronco.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bronco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Washoe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bronco - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/