Branchville (also Oil Creek) is an unincorporated community in southern Oil Township, Perry County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1] It lies along CR40 northeast of the city of Tell City, the county seat of Perry County.[2] Although Branchville is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47514.[3] The Branchville Correctional Facility is located near the community.
Branchville, Indiana | |
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  Branchville  Branchville | |
| Coordinates: 38°09′49″N 86°34′47″W / 38.16361°N 86.57972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Perry |
| Township | Oil |
| Elevation | 436 ft (133 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 47514 |
| Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
| GNIS feature ID | 450702[1] |
History
editBranchville was platted in 1874.[4] The community was named after a nearby branch of Oil Creek.[5] A post office has been in operation at Branchville since 1878.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Branchville, Indiana
- ^ DeLorme, Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer, 3rd ed., Yarmouth, 2004, p. 62-63. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.
- ^ Zip Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana : from the earliest time to the present. Goodspeeds. 1885. p. 683.
- ^ Hunt, Thomas James De la (1916). Perry County: A History. W.K. Stewart. p. 272.
- ^ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
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