Bruce Lake Station, Indiana

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Bruce Lake Station
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Bruce Lake Station
Coordinates: 41°04′10″N86°24′53″W / 41.06944°N 86.41472°W / 41.06944; -86.41472
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana
County Fulton
Township Union
Elevation
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236 m (774 ft)
ZIP code
46939
FIPS code 18-08565 [2]
GNIS feature ID431655 [1]

Bruce Lake Station (also called Bruce Lake [1] ) is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Fulton County, Indiana.

History

Bruce Lake Station contained a post office from 1855 until 1942. [3] The community took its name from Bruce Lake. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bruce Lake Station, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Fulton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  78. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...called Bruces Lake, for the nearby lake of the same name...