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Welcome to Branon ...

Branon is located in Yadkin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Branon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Branon is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Branon: 336 & 743<3>

Communities near Branon ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Branon ...

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

Adding Branon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Branon post office opened in 1898. The Branon post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Branon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Yadkin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Branon - 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Branon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Branon 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/