Birch, Nevada

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Birch, Nevada
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Birch
Coordinates: Coordinates: 39°55′20″N115°52′23″W / 39.92222°N 115.87306°W / 39.92222; -115.87306 [1]
Named for James E. Birch
Elevation
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1,788 m (5,866 ft)

Birch is an extinct town in Eureka County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. [1] Birch is located to the west of the Diamond Mountains, 26 miles northeast of Eureka. [2]

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History

The community was named after James E. Birch, a stagecoach line entrepreneur. [1] [3] A post office was established at Birch in 1901, and remained in operation until 1926. [4] In 1941, Birch had 15 inhabitants. [3]

In 2016, Birch consisted of only a few collapsed buildings. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Birch (historical)
  2. Carlson, Helen S. (1985). Nevada place names : a geographical dictionary. University of Nevada Press. ISBN   9780874174038 . Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 33.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Birch Post Office (historical)
  5. Hall, Shawn (June 1, 2016). Romancing Nevada's Past: Ghost Towns And Historic Sites Of Eureka, Lander, And White Pine Counties. University of Nevada Press. ISBN   9780874170108 . Retrieved April 15, 2020.