South Branch, Michigan

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South Branch, Michigan
Unincorporated community
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South Branch
Location within the state of Michigan
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South Branch
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 44°28′00″N83°53′20″W / 44.46667°N 83.88889°W / 44.46667; -83.88889
CountryUnited States
State Michigan
County Iosco and Ogemaw
Township Goodar and Plainfield
Established1887
Elevation
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935 ft (285 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
48761
Area code 989
GNIS feature ID1621678 [1]
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U.S. Post Office in South Branch

South Branch is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Michigan. [2] The community is primarily located within Goodar Township, Ogemaw County, although a small portion extends east into Plainfield Township, Iosco County. As an unincorporated community, South Branch has no legally defined boundaries, population statistics, or administrative powers of its own; however, a post office operates out of the community, with ZIP Code 48761. [3] [4]

History

The community of South Branch was established in 1887, and was given a post office in 1889 with the name "Hunt". The post office was renamed South Branch in 1893. The community briefly had a station on the Detroit and Mackinac Railway. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Branch, Michigan
  2. ↑ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  3. ↑ Google (August 14, 2021). "48761 ZIP Code map" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  4. ↑ UnitedStatesZipCodes.org (2021). "ZIP Code 48761: South Branch" . Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  5. ↑ Romig, Walter (1986). Michigan Place Names: The History and Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. p. 524. ISBN   0-8143-1838-X.
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