Welcome to Savage Branch ...

Savage Branch is located in Boyd County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Savage Branch: Savage Br. (or less commonly used: Savage Brnch.)

Savage Branch is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Savage Branch: 606

Communities near Savage Branch ...

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

• Huntington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Huntington is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <3>
• Ashland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ashland is located in Boyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <3>
• Ironton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Ironton is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <3>
• Flatwoods
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Flatwoods is located in Greenup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <3>
• Barboursville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Barboursville is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barboursville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barboursville <3>
• Grayson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Grayson is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <3>
• South Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • South Point is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Point <3>
• Russell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Russell is located in Greenup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <3>
• Kenova
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Kenova is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenova
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenova <3>
• Raceland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Raceland is located in Greenup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Savage Branch ...

Looking for more information about Savage 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.

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

Adding Savage Branch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Savage 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 (so far) for Savage Branch was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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