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Welcome to Birchwood ...

Birchwood is located in Cook County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Birchwood, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Birchwood is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, 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.

  • Chicago
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cicero
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
    • Cicero is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,727 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <4>
  • Arlington Heights
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Skokie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skokie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokie
    • Skokie is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,404 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skokie <4>
  • Des Plaines
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Plaines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Plaines
    • Des Plaines is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Plaines <4>
  • Berwyn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
    • Berwyn is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
  • Mount Prospect
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Prospect
    • Mount Prospect is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,299 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Prospect <4>
  • Oak Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Elmhurst
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmhurst
    • Elmhurst is located in DuPage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,532 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmhurst <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.

Adding Birchwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Birchwood in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Birchwood was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Birchwood.

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 Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Cook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Birchwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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