Branchville, Indiana

Branchville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Branchville, Indiana
Coordinates: 38°9′49″N 86°34′47″W / 38.16361°N 86.57972°WCoordinates: 38°9′49″N 86°34′47″W / 38.16361°N 86.57972°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Perry
Township	Oil
Elevation	433 ft (132 m)
ZIP code	47514
GNIS feature ID	450702[1]

Branchville (also Oil Creek) is an unincorporated community in southern Oil Township, Perry County, Indiana, United States. It lies along CR40 northeast of the city of Tell City, the county seat of Perry County.^[2] Its elevation is 433 feet (132 m), and it is located at 38°9′49″N 86°34′47″W / 38.16361°N 86.57972°W (38.1636715, -86.5797058).^[3] Although Branchville is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47514.^[4]

History

Branchville was platted in 1874.^[5] The community derives its name from a nearby branch of Oil Creek.^[6]

References

1. "Branchville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
2. DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 62-63. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.
3. Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-02-14. Accessed 2008-06-01.
4. Zip Code Lookup
5. History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana : from the earliest time to the present. Goodspeeds. 1885. p. 683.
6. Hunt, Thomas James De la (1916). Perry County: A History. W.K. Stewart. p. 272.