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
^ abU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Branch, Michigan
^"Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
^Google (August 14, 2021). "48761 ZIP Code map" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
^UnitedStatesZipCodes.org (2021). "ZIP Code 48761: South Branch". Retrieved August 14, 2021.
^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.
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Municipalities and communities of Iosco County, Michigan, United States
