Welcome to Birch ...
So far, we found very little information about Birch. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Birch to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Birch, please Contact Us.
Birch would have been located within present day Eureka County<2>.
The location of Birch has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
Birch was founded in 1901.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Birch is 5,860 feet [1,786 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Birch is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Birch was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Birch still existed, it would have been in the (775) area code.
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), Minnesota, Nebraska, 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.
- Diamond City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- Diamond City is located in Eureka County
- Alpha ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Fort Ruby ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ruby
- Fort Ruby is located in White Pine County
- Fort Ruby has also been known as:
- Camp Ruby
- Mineral Hill ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mineral Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hill
- Mineral Hill is located in Eureka County
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Shanty Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanty Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Shanty Town is located in Elko County
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Blackburn is located in Eureka County
- Cave Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Cave Creek is located in Elko County
- Cave Creek has also been known as:
- Cavecreek
- Eureka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka is located in Eureka County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <6>
- Ruby Hill ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Hill
- Ruby Hill is located in Eureka 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.
Adding Birch to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Birch in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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.<7>
From that list, the Birch post office opened in 1901.
We also found Birch on a map titled Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Birch.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Eureka County: www.co.eureka.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Eureka, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Birch - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |