Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Birch had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Birch, with the one closest to Birch listed first.
- Sedgwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sedgwick is located in Ashland County
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- Odanah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Odanah is located in Ashland County
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- High Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- High Bridge is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Marengo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marengo is located in Ashland County
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- White River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- White River is located in Ashland County
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- Mellen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mellen is located in Ashland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Ashland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Ashland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
- Sanborn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sanborn is located in Ashland County
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- Washburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Washburn is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,049 people
- Ashland Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ashland Junction is located in Bayfield County
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- Hurley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hurley is located in Iron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
- La Pointe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- La Pointe is located in Ashland County
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- Ironwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Morse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Morse is located in Ashland County
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- Jessieville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jessieville is located in Gogebic County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessieville
- Siemens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Siemens is located in Gogebic County (MI)
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- Bayfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bayfield is located in Bayfield County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Benoit
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Benoit is located in Bayfield County
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- Mason
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mason is located in Bayfield County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Moquah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Moquah is located in Bayfield County
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- Bessemer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Glidden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Glidden is located in Ashland County
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- Ramsay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ramsay is located in Gogebic County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
- Ino
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ino is located in Bayfield County
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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. |
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