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Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
Willow Branch, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Willow Branch is located in IndianaWillow BranchWillow BranchShow map of IndianaWillow Branch is located in the United StatesWillow BranchWillow BranchShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 39°52′34″N 85°41′04″W / 39.87611°N 85.68444°W / 39.87611; -85.68444
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHancock
TownshipBrown
Elevation938 ft (286 m)
ZIP code46186
FIPS code18-84482
GNIS feature ID2830403

Willow Branch is an unincorporated community in Brown Township, Hancock County, Indiana.

History

The 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.

Willow Branch was platted as a town in 1882.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Willow Branch, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. 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.
  4. Richman, George J. (1916). History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Wm. Mitchell Printing Company. pp. 542.
Municipalities and communities of Hancock County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Greenfield
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