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Welcome to East Branch ...

East Branch is located in Delaware County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Branch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1825.

A typical abbreviation for East Branch: E. Branch

East Branch is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for East Branch: 13756<3>

Communities Also Named East Branch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named East Branch - they are located in Michigan, New Brunswick and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Websites for East Branch ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delawarecounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to East Branch, the following might be of interest:

Communities near East Branch ...

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

  • Walton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Deposit
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Hancock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jeffersonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Starrucca
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Chiloway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Chiloway is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiloway
  • Shinhopple
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gregorytown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gregorytown is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorytown
  • Cadosia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cadosia is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadosia
  • Corbett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Corbett is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Branch ...

Looking for more information about East 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for East Branch, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for East Branch.

Adding East Branch to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Branch post office opened in 1825.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Delaware, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Branch - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as East Branch). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether East Branch or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/