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Welcome to South Branch ...

South Branch is located in Watonwan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Branch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.

A typical abbreviation for South Branch: S. Branch

South Branch is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for South Branch: 507 & 924<3>

Communities Also Named South Branch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named South Branch - they are located in Michigan, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near South Branch ...

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

  • Fairmont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Saint James
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Madelia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Sherburn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Truman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Truman is located in Martin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
  • Trimont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Welcome
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Butterfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Amboy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Amboy is located in Blue Earth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amboy <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Branch ...

Looking for more information about South 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 South Branch, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for South Branch.

Adding South Branch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South 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 South Branch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the South Branch post office opened in 1875. The South Branch post office closed in 1907.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Watonwan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Branch - 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 507 code has been Overlayed with the 924 area code. New phone numbers in the South Branch area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the South Branch 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/