Branch, Missouri
Encyclopedia
Branch is an unincorporated community
in southwestern Camden County
, Missouri
. It is located on Route 73 about midway between U.S. Route 54 and Tunas, Missouri
. It formerly had a post office
(ZIP code
was 65615), but mail is now served from Macks Creek
.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in southwestern Camden County
Camden County, Missouri
Camden County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population was 37,051. Its county seat is Camdenton. The county was organized in 1841 as Kinderhook County and renamed in 1843, for Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, Chancellor of England, and leader of the Whig...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
. It is located on Route 73 about midway between U.S. Route 54 and Tunas, Missouri
Tunas, Missouri
Tunas is an unincorporated community in northern Dallas County, Missouri, United States. It lies sixteen miles north of Buffalo and eight miles east of Urbana. Located on Route 73, several homes are located here along with a post office and a fire station...
. It formerly had a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
(ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
was 65615), but mail is now served from Macks Creek
Macks Creek, Missouri
Macks Creek is a town in Camden County, Missouri, United States. The population was 267 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Macks Creek is located at ....
.