Welcome to North Branch ...

North Branch is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Branch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.

A typical abbreviation for North Branch: N. Branch

North Branch is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named North Branch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named North Branch - they are located in California, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Michigan (4), Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario (2) and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near North Branch ...

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

• Black River Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
• Osseo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Osseo is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
• Whitehall
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Whitehall is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
• Augusta
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
• Blair
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Blair is located in Trempealeau County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
• Fairchild
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Fairchild is located in Eau Claire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
• Merrillan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Merrillan is located in Jackson County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
• Alma Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Alma Center is located in Jackson County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
• Taylor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Taylor is located in Jackson County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
• Hixton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hixton is located in Jackson County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people

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

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

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

Adding North Branch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North 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 North Branch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the North Branch post office opened in 1869. The North Branch post office closed in 1901.

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