Birch Creek, Michigan
Birch Creek, Michigan | |
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Birch Creek Location within the state of Michigan | |
Coordinates: 45°12′10″N 87°36′40″W / 45.20278°N 87.61111°WCoordinates: 45°12′10″N 87°36′40″W / 45.20278°N 87.61111°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(s) | 906 |
GNIS feature ID | 621398[1] |
Birch Creek is an unincorporated community in Menominee County, in the U.S. state of Michigan.[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[]
- ^ a b c 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.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Menominee County, Michigan
- Unincorporated communities in Michigan
- Upper Peninsula, Michigan geography stubs