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Unincorporated community in Iowa, United States
Rock Branch, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Rock Branch, Iowa is located in IowaRock Branch, IowaRock Branch, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°28′30″N 95°55′05″W / 42.4750°N 95.9181°W / 42.4750; -95.9181
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyWoodbury
Elevation1,430 ft (440 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code712
GNIS feature ID466265

Rock Branch is an unincorporated community in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States.

History

A post office was established at Rock Branch in 1872, and remained in operation until 1904. The community took its name from Rock Creek. Little remains of the original community.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rock Branch, Iowa
  2. "Woodbury County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  3. ^ "A tribute to those little places from the past that are no more: like Odd, Dodds, Wolfdale, Lozier". Moville Record. Oct 16, 2003. p. 1. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
Municipalities and communities of Woodbury County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Sioux City
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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