Blue Branch, Missouri

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]

Blue Branch, Missouri
Blue Branch
Blue Branch
Coordinates: 38°14′08″N 93°21′26″W
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyBenton
Elevation
725 ft (221 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)660
GNIS feature ID714394[1]

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2010. 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.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)



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