Welcome to Laurel Branch ...Laurel Branch is located in Monroe County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Laurel Branch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874. A typical abbreviation for Laurel Branch: Laurel Br. (or less commonly used: Laurel Brnch.) Laurel Branch is 2,040 feet [622 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Laurel Branch lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Laurel Branch: 304 & 681<3> Communities Also Named Laurel Branch ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Laurel Branch - they are located in Kentucky, Maryland and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Laurel Branch. Communities near Laurel Branch ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Laurel Branch.
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 Laurel Branch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laurel Branch. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Laurel 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 Laurel Branch. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Laurel Branch. See our Newspapers Page for Laurel Branch. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laurel Branch ...Looking for more information about Laurel 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 Laurel Branch, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Laurel Branch. Adding Laurel Branch to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Laurel 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 Laurel Branch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Laurel Branch. Footnotes ...
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