Willow Branch is an unincorporated community in Brown Township, Hancock County, Indiana.
Willow Branch, Indiana | |
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  Willow Branch  Willow Branch | |
| 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] |
History
editThe 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]
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.
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