Welcome to Birchwood ...

Birchwood is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Birchwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Birchwood is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Birchwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Birchwood: (651)

Communities Also Named Birchwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Birchwood - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan (2), New York, North Carolina (2), Ontario, Tennessee (3), Washington and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Birchwood.

Communities near Birchwood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Birchwood.

• Minneapolis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
  • Minneapolis is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minneapolis <4>
• Saint Paul
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 306,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <4>
• Brooklyn Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Park
  • Brooklyn Park is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn Park <4>
• Woodbury
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <4>
• Blaine
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blaine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <4>
• Eagan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagan
  • Eagan is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagan <4>
• Coon Rapids
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Rapids
  • Coon Rapids is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coon Rapids <4>
• Maplewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Maplewood is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maplewood <4>
• Cottage Grove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
  • Cottage Grove is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottage Grove <4>
• Richfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
  • Richfield is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richfield <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Birchwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Birchwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Birchwood. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Birchwood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Birchwood. See our Newspapers Page for Birchwood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Birchwood ...

Looking for more information about Birchwood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Birchwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Birchwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Birchwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/