Branchville is a town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,024 at the 2010 census. The community was so named because a railroad branch began at the town site. Branchville, located on the southern tip of Orangeburg County, is home to the world's oldest railroad junction. The junction was built in 1828 and ran from C…
Branchville is a town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,024 at the 2010 census. The community was so named because a railroad branch began at the town site. Branchville, located on the southern tip of Orangeburg County, is home to the world's oldest railroad junction. The junction was built in 1828 and ran from Charleston to Branchville and was on the route of the country's first scheduled train. For more than a century, Branchville's economy was based on railroad passenger service.
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