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History · Bruno

Bruno’s post office opened in 1952

Most of Bruno was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1986. Below: maps from 1912 on.

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How Bruno began

When was Bruno founded?

1952

The Bruno post office opened in 1952, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 48374 years
Founding year: the first Bruno post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Bruno’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 Bruno are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19125 editions of the USGS map, 1912 to 1996. Watch Bruno change.
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On the map

Bruno on the map, 1912 to 1996

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

Bruno on the 1912 USGS mapBruno on the 1925 USGS mapBruno on the 1963 USGS mapBruno on the 1976 USGS mapBruno on the 1996 USGS map1912Gilbert sheet · 1:62,500

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

The story so far

Bruno, in brief

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

Bruno is a census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. Bruno is located on the west bank of the Guyandotte River, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south of Man. Bruno has a post office with ZIP code 25611. As of the 2020 census, its population was 483 (down from 544 at the 2010 census).

Its first post office opened in 1952. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 544 to 483 (-11%).

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Bruno

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

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Joanne DruAmerican film and television actress · b. 1922
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Lea Ann ParsleySkeleton racer · b. 1968
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Michael AmmarMagician · b. 1956
Devil Anse HatfieldPatriarch of the Hatfield clan · b. 1839
Ted BelcherUnited States Army Medal of Honor recipient · b. 1924
Doc EdwardsAmerican baseball player and coach · b. 1936

Questions about Bruno’s history

What year was Bruno founded?

The Bruno post office opened in 1952, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.