Willow Branch, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
39°52′34″N 85°41′04″W / 39.87611°N 85.68444°W / 39.87611; -85.68444[1]
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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.[3]
Willow Branch was platted as a town in 1882.[4]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Willow Branch, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Richman, George J. (1916). History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Wm. Mitchell Printing Company. pp. 542.
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Municipalities and communities of Hancock County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Greenfield
- Greenfield
- Cumberland‡
- Fortville
- McCordsville
- New Palestine
- Shirley‡
- Spring Lake
- Wilkinson
- Carrollton‡
- Charlottesville
- Eden
- Maxwell
- Philadelphia
- Warrington
- Willow Branch
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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