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Welcome to Birchdale ...

Birchdale is located in Koochiching County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Birchdale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Birchdale is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Birchdale: 218

The ZIP code for Birchdale: 56629<3>

Communities Also Named Birchdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Birchdale - they are located in British Columbia and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Birchdale.

Communities near Birchdale ...

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

  • Manitou Rapids 11
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Stratton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
  • Barwick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barwick
  • Chapple
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapple
  • Shenston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenston
  • Border
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Border is located in Koochiching County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border
  • Pinewood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
  • Emo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Black Hawk
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Aylsworth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Birchdale ...

Looking for more information about Birchdale? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Birchdale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Birchdale.

Adding Birchdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Birchdale 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 Birchdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Birchdale post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Birchdale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Koochiching, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Birchdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Birchdale). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Birchdale or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/