South Branch, Michigan

This article is about the unincorporated community. For the townships, see South Branch Township, Michigan.

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]

South Branch, Michigan
Unincorporated community
Looking north along E. County Line Road
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Coordinates: 44°28′00″N 83°53′20″W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Iosco and Ogemaw
Township	Goodar and Plainfield
Established	1887
Elevation [1]	935 ft (285 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	48761
Area code	989
GNIS feature ID	1621678[1]

U.S. Post Office in South Branch

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

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Branch, Michigan
2. "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
3. "48761 ZIP Code map" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
4. UnitedStatesZipCodes.org (2021). "ZIP Code 48761: South Branch". Retrieved August 14, 2021.
5. 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.