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South Branch, Michigan

This article is about the unincorporated community. For the townships, see South Branch Township, Michigan.
South Branch, Michigan
Unincorporated community
Looking north along E. County Line Road
Looking north along E. County Line Road
South Branch is located in Michigan
South Branch
South Branch
Location within the state of Michigan
South Branch is located in the United States
South Branch
South Branch
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 44°28′00″N 83°53′20″W / 44.46667°N 83.88889°W / 44.46667; -83.88889
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyIosco and Ogemaw
TownshipGoodar and Plainfield
Established1887
Elevation
[1]
935 ft (285 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
48761
Area code989
GNIS feature ID1621678[1]
U.S. Post Office in South Branch

South Branch is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Michigan.[2] The community is primarily located within Goodar Township, Ogemaw County, although a small portion extends east into Plainfield Township, Iosco County. As an unincorporated community, South Branch has no legally defined boundaries, population statistics, or administrative powers of its own; however, a post office operates out of the community, with ZIP Code 48761.[3][4]

History

The community of South Branch was established in 1887, and was given a post office in 1889 with the name "Hunt". The post office was renamed South Branch in 1893. The community briefly had a station on the Detroit and Mackinac Railway.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Branch, Michigan
  2. ^ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  3. ^ "48761 ZIP Code map" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  4. ^ UnitedStatesZipCodes.org (2021). "ZIP Code 48761: South Branch". Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  5. ^ Romig, Walter (1986). Michigan Place Names: The History and Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. p. 524. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Branch,_Michigan