Middlebranch, Ohio

Middlebranch is an unincorporated community in northeastern Plain Township, Stark County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44652.^[1] The community is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area. The area is mostly residential, with notable amounts of land being used for farming as well. Trains from the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway often run through the area carrying loads of scrap metal bound for other Ohio cities.^[2]

A post office called Middle Branch was established in 1844, and the name was changed to Middlebranch in 1893.^[3] The community takes its name from the nearby West Branch Nimishillen Creek.

References

1. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
2. ↑ "System Map". Retrieved 16 April 2014. 
3. ↑ "Stark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 January 2016. 

Municipalities and communities of Stark County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Canton
Cities	Alliance‡ Canal Fulton Canton Louisville Massillon North Canton
Villages	Beach City Brewster East Canton East Sparta Hartville Hills and Dales Limaville Magnolia‡ Meyers Lake Minerva‡ Navarre Waynesburg Wilmot
Townships	Bethlehem Canton Jackson Lake Lawrence Lexington Marlboro Nimishillen Osnaburg Paris Perry Pike Plain Sandy Sugar Creek Tuscarawas Washington
CDPs	Greentown North Lawrence Perry Heights Richville Robertsville Uniontown
Unincorporated communities	Avondale Belfort Cairo Crystal Springs East Greenville Freeburg Harrisburg Justus Mapleton Marchand Marlboro Maximo McDonaldsville Middlebranch New Baltimore New Franklin Newman North Industry Paris Pigeon Run Sippo Waco
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°53′24″N 81°19′43″W / 40.89000°N 81.32861°W / 40.89000; -81.32861