Branson Community Church

Enjoy the view from this simple, prairie church founded in 1919 as the "Church of God." The church housed the 7th and 8th grades from 1920-21 and later became an American Baptist Church. The first high school was held in the Rock Church, which no longer stands. Originally called "Wilson Switch" after the switch on the Denver, Texas & Fort Worth Railroad and later "Coloflats," the area was first homesteaded by Lawrence Athey around 1916. Settler Josiah F. Branson platted the area in 1919. Branson was once a thriving community with 1,000 residents, grocery stores, a saloon, and other businesses.