Welcome to Branson ...So far, we found very little information about Branson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Branson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Branson, please Contact Us. Branson would have been located within present day San Diego County<2>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Branson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870. While the community is gone, the present day location for Branson is 3,990 feet [1,216 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Branson is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: The area where Branson was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities Also Named Branson ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Branson - they are located in Colorado and Missouri. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Branson. Communities near Branson ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Branson.
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 Branson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Branson. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Branson. 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 Branson. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Branson. See our Newspapers Page for Branson. Adding Branson to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Branson in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Branson was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Branson. Footnotes ...
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