Branch, Missouri Explained

Branch
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Missouri
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Branch in Missouri
Coordinates:37.9108°N -93.0053°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Camden
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1899

Branch is an unincorporated community in southwestern Camden County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Route 73 one mile south of U.S. Route 54. Macks Creek is four miles to the northeast. Tunas is approximately four miles south on Route 73 in Dallas County.[1]

A post office called Branch was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1968.[2] The origin of the name Branch is uncertain.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 44
  2. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 8 September 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306175959/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO . 6 March 2016 .
  3. Web site: Camden County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 8 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071349/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_camden.html . 24 June 2016 .