Welcome to Birch Beach ...
Birch Beach is located in Michigan's Thumb.
Birch Beach is located in Sanilac County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Birch Beach, you might consider that their post office opened in 1927.
A typical abbreviation for Birch Beach: Birch Bch.
Birch Beach is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Birch Beach lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Birch Beach ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Birch Beach - it's located in Minnesota.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Birch Beach.
Communities near Birch Beach ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Birch Beach.
- Sarnia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarnia
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarnia <3>
- Port Huron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Huron
- Port Huron is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,631 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Huron <3>
- Croswell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Croswell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croswell
- Croswell is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croswell <3>
- Point Edward
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Edward came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Edward
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Edward <3>
- Yale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Yale is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <3>
- Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Lexington is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,118 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <3>
- Peck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Peck is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Port Sanilac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Sanilac have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sanilac
- Port Sanilac is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Sanilac <3>
- Carsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Carsonville is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carsonville <3>
- Emmett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <3>
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 Birch Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Birch Beach.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Birch Beach. 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 Birch Beach.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Birch Beach. See our Newspapers Page for Birch Beach.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Birch Beach ...
Looking for more information about Birch Beach? 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 Birch Beach, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Birch Beach.
Adding Birch Beach to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Birch Beach 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 for Birch Beach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Birch Beach post office opened in 1927.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Birch Beach.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Birch Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sanilac County: www.sanilaccounty.net/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Sanilac, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Birch Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |