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Bruce Lake Station, Indiana

Coordinates: 41°04′10″N 86°24′53″W / 41.06944°N 86.41472°W / 41.06944; -86.41472
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Bruce Lake Station
Bruce Lake Station is located in Indiana
Bruce Lake Station
Bruce Lake Station
Bruce Lake Station is located in the United States
Bruce Lake Station
Bruce Lake Station
Coordinates: 41°04′10″N 86°24′53″W / 41.06944°N 86.41472°W / 41.06944; -86.41472
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyFulton
TownshipUnion
Elevation236 m (774 ft)
ZIP code
46939
FIPS code18-08565[2]
GNIS feature ID431655[1]

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

History

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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...