Willow Branch, Indiana
Appearance
Willow Branch, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 39°52′34″N 85°41′04″W / 39.87611°N 85.68444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Hancock |
Township | Brown |
Elevation | 938 ft (286 m) |
ZIP code | 46186 |
FIPS code | 18-84482[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 2830403[1] |
Willow Branch is an unincorporated community in Brown Township, Hancock County, Indiana.
History
[edit]The first store in Willow Branch was established in 1874. The community took its name from the stream upon which it is located, the Willow Branch creek.[3]
Willow Branch was platted as a town in 1882.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Willow Branch, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Binford, John H. (1882). History of Hancock County, Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882. King & Binford. pp. 100.
- ^ Richman, George J. (1916). History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Wm. Mitchell Printing Company. pp. 542.