| Coordinates | 37°00′53″N 92°59′10″W |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Christian County |
| Unit pref | Metric |
| Elevation | 446 m |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| Time zone (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Zip code | 65620 [1] |
Bruner is an unincorporated community in northeast Christian County, Missouri, United States.[2] It is located approximately five miles east of Sparta and two miles west of Elkhead along Route 14.[3] Bruner is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.
A post office is located in Bruner on the north side of Route 14.[4] The post office was established in 1895.[1]
James A. Rathbun moved to the region in 1862 and settled near Keltner. About two years later he moved and established a store and post office near the current location of Bruner. He established a post office and settled on the name of Bruner after his first choice, Rathbun, was denied because a Rathbun office was already in use.[5]
References
- ^ Christian County Post Offices
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- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ Bruner Post office, USPS
- ^ Bruner in A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Christian County, Missouri, Compiled by Arthur Paul Moser