Blue Branch, Missouri

Blue Branch, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Blue Branch, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°14′08″N 93°21′26″W / 38.23556°N 93.35722°W / 38.23556; -93.35722Coordinates: 38°14′08″N 93°21′26″W / 38.23556°N 93.35722°W / 38.23556; -93.35722
Country United States
State Missouri
County Benton
Elevation 725 ft (221 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 660
GNIS feature ID 714394[1]

Blue Branch is an unincorporated community in Benton County, Missouri, United States. Blue Branch is located across the Osage River from Warsaw, near U.S. Route 65.[2]

The namesake Blue Branch creek most likely was descriptively named for the quality of its water.[3]

References

  1. "Blue Branch". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Benton County General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  3. "Benton County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.


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