Willow Branch, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Willow Branch, Indiana
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Willow Branch
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Hancock
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Brown
Coordinates:39.8761°N -85.6844°W
Elevation Ft:938
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:46186
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-84482[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2830403

Willow Branch is an unincorporated community in Brown Township, Hancock County, Indiana.

History

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.[2]

Willow Branch was platted as a town in 1882.[3]

References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Book: History of Hancock County, Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882 . King & Binford . Binford, John H. . 1882 . 100.
  3. Book: History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions . Wm. Mitchell Printing Company . Richman, George J. . 1916 . 542.

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