Branchville, Indiana

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Branchville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Branchville
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Branchville
Coordinates: 38°09′49″N86°34′47″W / 38.16361°N 86.57972°W / 38.16361; -86.57972
Country United States
State Indiana
County Perry
Township Oil
Elevation
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436 ft (133 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47514
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID450702 [1]

Branchville (also Oil Creek) is an unincorporated community in southern Oil Township, Perry County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1] It lies along CR40 northeast of the city of Tell City, the county seat of Perry County. [2] Although Branchville is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47514. [3] The Branchville Correctional Facility is located near the community.

History

Branchville was platted in 1874. [4] The community was named after a nearby branch of Oil Creek. [5] A post office has been in operation at Branchville since 1878. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Branchville, Indiana
  2. ↑ DeLorme, Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer, 3rd ed., Yarmouth, 2004, p. 62-63. ISBN   0-89933-319-2.
  3. ↑ Zip Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana : from the earliest time to the present. Goodspeeds. 1885. p. 683.
  5. ↑ Hunt, Thomas James De la (1916). Perry County: A History. W.K. Stewart. p.  272.
  6. ↑ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 15, 2017.


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