Welcome to Bruceton ...

The town of Bruceton is located in Carroll County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bruceton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bruceton has a population of 1,393 people<3> (see below for details).

Bruceton is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Bruceton is within the (731) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bruceton had an population of 1,393 people. This is a decrease of 5.75% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.36% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bruceton had a population of 1,478 people (which is 5.18% of the total population of Carroll County). This makes Bruceton the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Bruceton represents 0.02% of the population of Tennessee (which has 6,346,105 people), making it the state's 197th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,478 people, the population of Bruceton decreased 4.89% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,554 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bruceton.

Communities Also Named Bruceton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bruceton - they are located in Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Bruceton ...

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

• Brevards Ferry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brevards Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
  • Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
• Paris
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <5>
• McKenzie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKenzie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
  • McKenzie is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenzie <5>
• Huntingdon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon
  • Huntingdon is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntingdon <5>
• Camden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <5>
• Spring Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Spring Creek is located in Henry County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
• New Johnsonville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Johnsonville
  • New Johnsonville is located in Humphreys County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Johnsonville <5>
• Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Crossroads is located in Benton County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
• Big Sandy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
  • Big Sandy is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sandy <5>
• Henry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Henry is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bruceton ...

Looking for more information about Bruceton? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bruceton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bruceton.

Adding Bruceton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bruceton 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 Bruceton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bruceton post office opened in 1925.

We also found Bruceton mentioned on a train schedule titled Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bruceton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/