Branch, Missouri

Branch is an unincorporated community in southwestern Camden County, Missouri, United States.[1] 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.[2]

A post office called Branch was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1968.[3] The origin of the name Branch is uncertain.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Branch, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 44 ISBN 0899332242
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  4. "Camden County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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