Welcome to Brucetown ...

Brucetown is located in Frederick County<1>.

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

Brucetown was established in 1819.

Brucetown is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Brucetown: (540)

Communities near Brucetown ...

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

• Winchester
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Winchester City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Martinsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Berkeley County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <4>
• Charles Town
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Town
  • Charles Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles Town <4>
• Ranson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
  • Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
  • Ranson has also been known as:
  • Corporation of Ranson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <4>
• Berryville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
  • Berryville is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berryville <4>
• Stephens City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephens City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens City
  • Stephens City is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens City <4>
• Shepherdstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
  • Shepherdstown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdstown <4>
• Middletown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Bolivar
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolivar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Bolivar is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
• Round Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
  • Round Hill is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Hill <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 Brucetown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brucetown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brucetown ...

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

Adding Brucetown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brucetown post office opened in 1819.

We also found Brucetown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brucetown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/