Birch is an extinct town in
Eureka County
Eureka County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 1,855, making it the second-least populous county in Nevada. Its county seat is Eureka, Nevada, E ...
, in the
U.S. state
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of
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...
.
Birch is located to the west of the
Diamond Mountains
The Diamond Mountains are a mountain range along the border of Eureka and White Pine Counties, in northern Nevada, Western United States.
Geography
The range reaches a maximum elevation of on the summit of Diamond Peak. The range separates ...
, 26 miles northeast of
Eureka
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.
History
The community was named after
James E. Birch, a stagecoach line entrepreneur.
References
External links
Birch
(ghosttowns.com)
Ghost towns in Eureka County, Nevada
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