Birch Creek, Michigan
Birch Creek is an unincorporated community in Menominee County, in the U.S. state of Michigan.[1]
Birch Creek, Michigan | |
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  Birch Creek Location within the state of Michigan  Birch Creek Birch Creek (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°12′10″N 87°36′40″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Menominee |
| Township | Menominee |
| Elevation | 650 ft (200 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49858 |
| Area code | 906 |
| GNIS feature ID | 621398[1] |
The community is on US Route 41 approximately four miles north of Menominee. The stream for which it is named flows past approximately one mile east of the village.[2]
The community was named after nearby Birch Creek.[3]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Birch Creek, Michigan
- Birch Creek, MI, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1963 (1977 rev.)
- Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 44.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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