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Welcome to Birch ...

Birch is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

Birch is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Birch: 218

Communities Also Named Birch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Birch - they are located in Kansas (2), Michigan (2), 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.

  • Floodwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Meadowlands
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Meadowlands is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Alborn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Alborn is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alborn
  • Canyon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cotton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Saginaw
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Saginaw is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
  • Twig
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Twig is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twig
  • Melrude
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Melrude is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrude
  • Island
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Island is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Saint Louis, 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.