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White Branch is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Benton County, Missouri, United States. It is southwest of the center of the county, on the south side of the Osage River where it is joined from the south by White Branch, a tributary. To the north, across the Osage, is the city of Warsaw, the Benton county seat. U.S. Route 65 forms the western edge of the CDP, leading north through Warsaw 35 miles (56 km) to Sedalia and south 77 miles (124 km) to Springfield. White Branch was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, White Branch had a population of 301.
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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 →
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