Welcome to Bruno ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bruno, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

Bruno is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bruno: 580

Communities Also Named Bruno ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Bruno - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Bruno ...

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

Atoka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
- Atoka is located in Atoka County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,033 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atoka <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Atoka
- From Bruno to Atoka
Coalgate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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- Coalgate is located in Coal County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coalgate <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Coalgate
- From Bruno to Coalgate
Caddo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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- Caddo is located in Bryan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,114 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caddo <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Caddo
- From Bruno to Caddo
Stringtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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- Stringtown is located in Atoka County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stringtown <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stringtown
- From Bruno to Stringtown
Tushka
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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- Tushka is located in Atoka County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tushka
- From Bruno to Tushka
Lehigh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehigh have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Lehigh is located in Coal County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehigh <3>
Caney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
- Caney is located in Atoka County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caney <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Caney
- From Bruno to Caney
Phillips
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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- Phillips is located in Coal County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Phillips
- From Bruno to Phillips
Lane
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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- Lane is located in Atoka County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lane
- From Bruno to Lane
Bentley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Bentley is located in Atoka County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bentley
- From Bruno to Bentley

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bruno ...

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

Adding Bruno to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bruno post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bruno.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Atoka, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bruno - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/