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History · Branchville

Branchville’s post office opened in 1873, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

Most of Branchville was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1958.

1873first post office
1on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
Photo: John Henry Twachtman · Public domain
Quick answers

How Branchville began

When was Branchville founded?

1873

The Branchville post office opened in 1873, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 262153 years
Founding year: the first Branchville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
On the National Register

1 historic place in Branchville

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

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Questions about Branchville’s history

What year was Branchville founded?

The Branchville post office opened in 1873, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →