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Birch, Ashland County, Wisconsin

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Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
Birch, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 46°32′18″N 90°34′32″W / 46.53833°N 90.57556°W / 46.53833; -90.57556
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyAshland
TownSanborn
Elevation260 m (860 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1577516

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.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Birch, Ashland County, Wisconsin
  2. 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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County seat: Ashland
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