Branchville, Texas

Coordinates: 30°53′03″N 96°45′49″W / 30.88417°N 96.76361°W / 30.88417; -96.76361 Branchville is an unincorporated community of Milam County, Texas, United States.

Among its natives was Kansas City barbecue icon Arthur Bryant (restaurateur) who operated Arthur Bryant's and who is buried there.

It is 13 miles east of Cameron and is believed to have received its name as being a branch store of the Port Sullivan store of W. B. Easterwood. The post office opened in 1878 and closed in 1908. About 200 people live in the area.

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Municipalities and communities of Milam County, Texas, United States

County seat: Cameron

Cities	Cameron Milano Rockdale Thorndale‡

Town	Buckholts

Unincorporated communities	Ben Arnold Branchville Burlington Corinth Davilla Gause Pettibone

Ghost towns	Briary Bryant Station Bushdale Clarkson Duncan Nashville Nile Sipe Springs

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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