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Welcome to Birk City ...

Birk City is located in Daviess County<1>.

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

Birk City is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Birk City, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Birk City: 270 & 364<3>

Communities near Birk City ...

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

  • Evansville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Evansville is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 118,407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansville <4>
  • Owensboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Henderson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Boonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Chandler
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Chandler is located in Warrick County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
  • Newburgh
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Newburgh is located in Warrick County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburgh <4>
  • Rockport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockport is located in Spencer County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <4>
  • Sebree
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Calhoun
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Calhoun is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
    • Former names for Calhoun:
    • Calhoon
    • Fort Vienna
    • Vienna Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <4>
  • Grandview
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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 Birk City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Birk City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Birk City. 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 Birk City.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Birk City ...

Looking for more information about Birk City? 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 Birk City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Birk City.

Adding Birk City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Birk City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Birk City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Daviess, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Birk City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Birk City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Birk City area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.