Welcome to Birch ...
Birch is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).
Birch is located in Marquette County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Birch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.
Birch is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Birch lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel south from Birch, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Code for Birch: 906
Communities Also Named Birch ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Birch: This one is located in Marquette County and the other is located in Baraga County.
Beyond Michigan, there are 16 communities that are also named Birch - they are located in Kansas (2), Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Birch.
Communities near Birch ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Birch.
- Marquette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
- Marquette is located in Marquette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,308 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marquette <3>
- Ishpeming
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishpeming
- Ishpeming is located in Marquette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,380 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ishpeming <3>
- Negaunee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Negaunee
- Negaunee is located in Marquette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,501 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Negaunee <3>
- Homeier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Alder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder
- Alder is located in Marquette County
- Forestville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forestville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Forestville is located in Marquette County
- Sugar Loaf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugar Loaf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf
- Sugar Loaf is located in Marquette County
- Big Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Big Bay is located in Marquette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Bay <3>
- Brookton Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton Corners
- Brookton Corners is located in Marquette County
- Burns Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Landing
- Burns Landing is located in Marquette County
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Birch.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Birch. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Birch. See our Newspapers Page for Birch.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Birch ...
Looking for more information about Birch? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Birch.
Adding Birch to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Birch 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Birch post office opened in 1905.
We also found Birch on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Birch.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Birch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.mi.us/
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 Marquette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Birch - 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |