Welcome to Alderbranch ...
Although we found mention of Alderbranch during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Alderbranch was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Alderbranch to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Alderbranch, please Contact Us.
Alderbranch is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).
The location of Alderbranch has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Alderbranch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.
Alderbranch is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Alderbranch might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Alderbranch would be found within the (903) & (430)<4> area codes.
Communities near Alderbranch ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alderbranch.
- Palestine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Palestine is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palestine <5>
- Rusk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Rusk is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <5>
- Grapeland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Grapeland is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grapeland <5>
- Elkhart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart
- Elkhart is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,277 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhart <5>
- Crystal Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jarvis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Jarvis is located in Anderson County
- Kossuth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Deanwright
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deanwright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
- Deanwright is located in Anderson County
- Mound City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Mound City is located in Anderson County
- Salmon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Salmon is located in Anderson 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 Alderbranch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alderbranch.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alderbranch. 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 Alderbranch.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alderbranch. See our Newspapers Page for Alderbranch.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alderbranch ...
Looking for more information about Alderbranch? 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 Alderbranch, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Alderbranch.
Adding Alderbranch to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Alderbranch 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 Alderbranch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Alderbranch post office opened in 1876.
We also found Alderbranch in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Alderbranch.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Anderson County: www.co.anderson.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Alderbranch and then turned west". While Alderbranch could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Alderbranch as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Alderbranch could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alderbranch - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (430) is an overlay for area code (903). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |