South Branch, Michigan facts for kids

Quick facts for kids South Branch, Michigan
Unincorporated community
Looking north along E. County Line Road
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Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Iosco and Ogemaw
Township	Goodar and Plainfield
Established	1887
Elevation	935 ft (285 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	48761
Area code(s)	989
GNIS feature ID	1621678

U.S. Post Office in South Branch

South Branch is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is primarily located within Goodar Township, Ogemaw County, although a small portion extends east into Plainfield Township, Iosco County. As an unincorporated community, South Branch has no legally defined boundaries, population statistics, or administrative powers of its own; however, a post office operates out of the community, with ZIP Code 48761.

History

The community of South Branch was established in 1887, and was given a post office in 1889 with the name "Hunt". The post office was renamed South Branch in 1893. The community briefly had a station on the Detroit and Mackinac Railway.