Birch, Nevada

Ghost town in Nevada, United States

39°55′20″N 115°52′23″W / 39.92222°N 115.87306°W / 39.92222; -115.87306^[1]Country

United StatesState

NevadaCountyEurekaNamed forJames E. BirchElevation

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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]

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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Birch (historical)
^ Carlson, Helen S. (1985). Nevada place names : a geographical dictionary. University of Nevada Press. ISBN 9780874174038. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 33.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Birch Post Office (historical)
^ 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.