Birchville
Birchville is a historic mining and agricultural community in Nevada County, California. Birchville is located about 10 miles northwest of Nevada City and about 2 miles northeast of French Corral. It is situated at an elevation of 1,765 ft above sea level.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Nevada County, California, United States of America
- Also known as: “Birchville, California”, “Birchy”, and “Johnson’s Diggings”
Places of Interest
Highlights: First long-distance telephone line.
First long-distance telephone line
Monument
The world's first long-distance telephone line… First long-distance telephone line is situated 2 miles southwest of Birchville.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sweetland and French Corral.
Sweetland
Hamlet
Sweetland is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. Sweetland is situated 1½ miles northeast of Birchville.
French Corral
Hamlet
French Corral is an unincorporated community… French Corral is situated 1½ miles southwest of Birchville.
Sebastopol
Hamlet
Sebastopol was a historic mining community located… Sebastopol is situated 2½ miles northeast of Birchville.
Birchville
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.32767° or 39° 19′ 40″ north
Longitude
-121.1444° or 121° 8′ 40″ west
Elevation
1,765 feet (538 metres)
Open location code
84FW8VH4+36
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Birchville” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Birchville, California”
- Dutch: “Birchville”
- Irish: “Birchville”
- Turkish: “Birchville”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: North San Juan and Bridgeport.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Ridge Rock Quarry and Pine Grove Reservoir.
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Worth a closer look: Nevada City and Grass Valley.
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