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Welcome to Branchville ...

Branchville is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Branchville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.

Branchville is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Branchville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Branchville: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Branchville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Branchville - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (2), Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Branchville ...

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

  • Monticello
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Star City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rison
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Rison is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rison <4>
  • Gould
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Gould is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
  • Wilmar
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Wilmar is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Grady
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cornerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
  • Crigler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Crigler is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
  • Pansy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pansy is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
  • Yorktown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown

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 Branchville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Branchville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Branchville. 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 Branchville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Branchville ...

Looking for more information about Branchville? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Branchville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Branchville.

Adding Branchville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Branchville 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 (so far) for Branchville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Branchville post office opened in 1858. The Branchville post office closed in 1872.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Branchville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Branchville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Branchville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Branchville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/