Branchville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Branchville is located in Indiana
Branchville
Branchville
Branchville is located in the United States
Branchville
Branchville
Coordinates: 38°9′49″N 86°34′47″W / 38.16361°N 86.57972°W / 38.16361; -86.57972
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyPerry
TownshipOil
Elevation
[1]
433 ft (132 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47514
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID450702

Branchville (also Oil Creek) is an unincorporated community in southern Oil Township, Perry County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] It lies along CR40 northeast of the city of Tell City, the county seat of Perry County.[3] Its elevation is 433 feet (132 m), and it is located at 38°9′49″N 86°34′47″W / 38.16361°N 86.57972°W / 38.16361; -86.57972. Although Branchville is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47514.[4] The Branchville Correctional Facility is located near the community.

History

Branchville was platted in 1874.[5] The community was named after a nearby branch of Oil Creek.[6] A post office has been in operation at Branchville since 1878.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Branchville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
  3. ↑ DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 62-63. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.
  4. ↑ Zip Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana : from the earliest time to the present. Goodspeeds. 1885. p. 683.
  6. ↑ Hunt, Thomas James De la (1916). Perry County: A History. W.K. Stewart. p. 272.
  7. ↑ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 15, 2017.


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