Birchim is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Galena Township, LaPorte County,

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History

The community's name likely honors Abraham Birchem, a pioneer settler, although the spelling is different.

References

Unincorporated communities in LaPorte County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana {{LaPorteCountyIN-geo-stub