Branchville, Texas | |
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  Branchville  Branchville | |
| Coordinates: 30°53′4″N96°45′50″W / 30.88444°N 96.76389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Milam |
| Elevation | 305 ft (93 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 512 & 737 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1379455 [1] |
Branchville is an unincorporated community located in Milam County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 200 in 2000.
Branchville is located on Farm to Market Road 485, 13 mi (21 km) east of Cameron in eastern Milam County. [2]
Branchville had its own school in 1896. There was a school with one teacher and 30 White students and two one-teacher schools for 133 Black students in 1903. It had only two schools in the 1940s. They joined the Cameron Independent School District in the early 1970s. [2]
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |