Branch, Wisconsin

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Branch, Wisconsin
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Branch, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°08′45″N87°45′40″W / 44.14583°N 87.76111°W / 44.14583; -87.76111
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County Manitowoc
Elevation
229 m (751 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 920
GNIS feature ID1562140 [1]

Branch is an unincorporated community located in the Town of Manitowoc Rapids, in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. Branch is located on U.S. Route 10, east of Whitelaw.

Branch was named for the nearby Branch River, which flows into the Manitowoc River. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Branch, Wisconsin
  2. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 46.