Welcome to East Branch ...

East Branch is located in Delaware County<1>.

The location of East Branch has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Branch, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for East Branch: E. Branch

East Branch is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: East Branch lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for East Branch ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delawarecounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to East Branch, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named East Branch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named East Branch - they are located in Michigan, New Brunswick and Pennsylvania (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Branch.

Communities near East Branch ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Branch.

• Walton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
  • Walton is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <4>
• Deposit
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
  • Deposit is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deposit <4>
• Hancock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
• Jeffersonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <4>
• Starrucca
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starrucca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrucca
  • Starrucca is located in Wayne County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starrucca <4>
• Chiloway
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chiloway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiloway
  • Chiloway is located in Delaware County
• Shinhopple
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinhopple
  • Shinhopple is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinhopple <4>
• Gregorytown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorytown
  • Gregorytown is located in Delaware County
• Corbett
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
  • Corbett is located in Delaware County
• Horton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
  • Horton is located in Delaware County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around East Branch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Branch.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Branch. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Branch.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Branch. See our Newspapers Page for East Branch.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Branch ...

Looking for more information about East Branch? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for East Branch, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for East Branch.

Adding East Branch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Branch in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for East Branch was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found East Branch on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Branch.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Branch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/