Welcome to Birchwood ...
The village of Birchwood is located in Washburn County<1>.
The location of Birchwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Birchwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Birchwood has a population of 430 people<3> (see below for details).
Birchwood is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Birchwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Birchwood: (715) & (534)<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Birchwood had an population of 430 people. This is a decrease of 2.71% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.99% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Birchwood had a population of 442 people. This makes Birchwood the county's 16th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 442 people, the population of Birchwood decreased 14.67% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 518 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Birchwood.
Communities Also Named Birchwood ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named Birchwood: This one is located in Washburn County and the other is located in Kewaunee County.
Beyond Wisconsin, there are 17 communities that are also named Birchwood - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, New York, North Carolina (2), Ontario, Tennessee (3) and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Birchwood.
Communities near Birchwood ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Birchwood.
- Rice Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Cameron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Shell Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
- Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Bruce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Haugen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Radisson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Weyerhaeuser
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weyerhaeuser have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyerhaeuser
- Weyerhaeuser is located in Rusk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Exeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Couderay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Nobleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Birchwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Birchwood.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Birchwood. 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 Birchwood.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Birchwood. See our Newspapers Page for Birchwood.
Adding Birchwood to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Birchwood 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 for Birchwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Birchwood post office opened in 1901.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Birchwood.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Birchwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washburn County: www.co.washburn.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Washburn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Birchwood. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Birchwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |