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Welcome to Birch Creek ...

So far, we found very little information about Birch Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Birch Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Birch Creek, please Contact Us.


Birch Creek would have been located within present day Beaverhead County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Birch Creek: Birch Crk. (or less commonly used: Birch Ck. or Birch Cr.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Birch Creek is 5,340 feet [1,628 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Birch Creek is 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Birch Creek was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Birch Creek was located: 406

Communities Also Named Birch Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Birch Creek - they are located in Alaska, California, Idaho and Michigan.

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

Communities near Birch Creek ...

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

  • Dillon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Dillon is located in Beaverhead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,333 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <4>
  • Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Argenta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Argenta is located in Beaverhead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
  • Melrose
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Elkhorn ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Elkhorn is located in Beaverhead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Glendale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Glendale is located in Beaverhead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Lion City ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lion City is located in Beaverhead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lion City
  • Polaris
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Twin Bridges
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bannack ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bannack is located in Beaverhead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannack

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Birch Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Beaverhead, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Birch Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.