Welcome to Ready Branch ...

Ready Branch is located in Wilkes County<1>.

The location of Ready Branch has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ready Branch, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

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

Ready Branch is 1,350 feet [411 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Ready Branch is located in the (336) area code.

Communities near Ready Branch ...

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

• Boone
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
  • Boone is located in Watauga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <4>
• Lenoir
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
  • Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
  • Former name for Lenoir:
  • Tucker's Barn
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <4>
• North Wilkesboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilkesboro
  • North Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Wilkesboro <4>
• Wilkesboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesboro
  • Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkesboro <4>
• Taylorsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Taylorsville is located in Alexander County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <4>
• Blowing Rock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowing Rock
  • Blowing Rock is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blowing Rock <4>
• West Jefferson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
  • West Jefferson is located in Ashe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Jefferson <4>
• Cedar Rock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
  • Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Cedar Rock has also been known as:
  • Cedar Rock village
• Purlear
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purlear have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
  • Purlear is located in Wilkes County
• Boomer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boomer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
  • Boomer is located in Wilkes County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ready Branch ...

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

Adding Ready Branch to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ready Branch post office opened in 1876.

We also found Ready Branch in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ready Branch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wilkes County: www.wilkescounty.net/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/