Branchville, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Branchville is an unincorporated community
in southern Oil Township
, Perry County
, Indiana
, United States
. It lies along CR40 northeast of the city of Tell City
, the county seat
of Perry County. Its elevation is 433 feet (132 m), and it is located at 38°9′49"N 86°34′47"W (38.1636715, -86.5797058). Although Branchville is unincorporated, it has a post office
, with the ZIP code
of 47514.
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 southern Oil Township
Oil Township, Perry County, Indiana
Oil Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,032.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Oil Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Apalona at * Bandon at *...
, Perry County
Perry County, Indiana
Perry County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 19,338. The county seat is Tell City. It is the hilliest county as well as one of the most forested counties of in Indiana as it features more than of Hoosier National Forest...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It lies along CR40 northeast of the city of Tell City
Tell City, Indiana
Tell City is a city in Troy Township, Perry County, Indiana, along the Ohio River, Indiana's southern border. The population was 7,272 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Perry County.-History:...
, the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Perry County. Its elevation is 433 feet (132 m), and it is located at 38°9′49"N 86°34′47"W (38.1636715, -86.5797058). Although Branchville is unincorporated, it has 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...
, with the 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...
of 47514.