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History · Lake Bruce

17% of Lake Bruce’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1962 on.

0on the National Register
17%homes built before 1940
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Where Lake Bruce’s name came from

How did Lake Bruce get its name?

Lake Bruce was named after the 245-acre lake nearby.

Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

What stands out about Lake Bruce’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Lake Bruce are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Lake Bruce’s homes were built before 1951.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lake Bruce’s history is told.

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The story so far

Lake Bruce, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lake Bruce yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Lake Bruce is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Union Township, Fulton County, Indiana (and partially in Pulaski County). It was named after the 245-acre lake nearby.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Lake Bruce, decade by decade

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On the map

Lake Bruce on the map, 1962 to 1984

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lake Bruce. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Lake Bruce on the 1962 USGS mapLake Bruce on the 1984 USGS map1962Kewanna sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Lake Bruce.

Famous people

Famous people close to Lake Bruce

Nobody well known was born in Lake Bruce itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Anita AllenAmerican pentathlete · b. 1977
Justin HaleyAmerican racing driver · b. 1999
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Donald B. EasumAmerican diplomat · b. 1923
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Hank SteinbrennerAmerican baseball executive · b. 1957
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Don HendricksonMajor League Baseball pitcher · b. 1913
Hal SteinbrennerAmerican professional baseball team owner and e… · b. 1969
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Harrison TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townUnion TownshipIts storyB

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.