Rock Branch, Iowa | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Rock Branch, Iowa | |
Coordinates: 42°28′30″N 95°55′05″W / 42.4750°N 95.9181°W / 42.4750; -95.9181 | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Woodbury |
Elevation | 1,430 ft (440 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 712 |
GNIS feature ID | 466265 |
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
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rock Branch, Iowa
- "Woodbury County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "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 | ||
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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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