Birch, Ashland County, Wisconsin
Birch, Wisconsin | |
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Coordinates: 46°32′18″N 90°34′32″W / 46.53833°N 90.57556°W | |
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State | ![]() |
County | Ashland |
Town | Sanborn |
Elevation | 260 m (860 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area codes | 715 & 534 |
GNIS feature ID | 1577516[1] |
Birch is an unincorporated community located in the town of Sanborn, Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States. Birch is located along U.S. Route 2 on the Bad River Indian Reservation, 15.15 miles (24.38 km) east-southeast of Ashland.
Birch was so named because the original town site was a forest of white birch.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Birch, Ashland County, Wisconsin
- ^ 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.