Welcome to Little Birch ...

Little Birch is located in Braxton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Little Birch, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Little Birch is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Little Birch lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Little Birch: 304 & 681<3>

The ZIP code for Little Birch: 26629<4>

Communities near Little Birch ...

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

Sutton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Sutton is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutton <6>
Gassaway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Gassaway is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gassaway <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gassaway
- From Little Birch to Gassaway
Addison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Addison is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
Burnsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Burnsville is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Burnsville
- From Little Birch to Burnsville
Cowen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowen
- Cowen is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowen <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cowen
- From Little Birch to Cowen
Flatwoods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Flatwoods is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <6>
Camden-on-Gauley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden-on-Gauley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
Herold
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herold. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Herold
- From Little Birch to Herold
Birch River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch River
- Birch River is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch River <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Birch River
- From Little Birch to Birch River
Twistville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twistville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Twistville is located in Braxton 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 Little Birch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Little Birch.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Birch ...

Looking for more information about Little Birch? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Little Birch, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Little Birch.

Adding Little Birch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Little Birch 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 Little Birch was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Little Birch on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Birch.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Birch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Braxton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Birch - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Little Birch area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Little Birch area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	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 Little Birch). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Little Birch or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>	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.
<6>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>	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.