Rock Branch, Iowa
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Unincorporated community in Iowa, United States
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Rock Branch, Iowa is located in Iowa Rock Branch, Iowa Rock Branch, Iowa | |
| Coordinates: 42°28′30′′N 95°55′05′′W / 42.4750°N 95.9181°W / 42.4750; -95.9181 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Woodbury |
| Elevation | 1,430 ft (440 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 712 |
| GNIS feature ID | 466265[1] |
Rock Branch is an unincorporated community in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States.[1]
History
[edit ]A post office was established at Rock Branch in 1872, and remained in operation until 1904.[2] The community took its name from Rock Creek.[3] Little remains of the original community.[3]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rock Branch, Iowa
- ^ "Woodbury County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ a b "A tribute to those little places from the past that are no more: like Odd, Dodds, Wolfdale, Lozier". Moville Record. Oct 16, 2003. p. 1. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
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