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.- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,770 feet (540 metres)
- Description: human settlement in Nevada County, California, United States of America
- Also known as“Birchville, California”“Birchy”“Johnson’s Diggings”
Places of Interest
Highlights include 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
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Latitude
39.32767° or 39° 19′ 40″ north
Longitude
-121.1444° or 121° 8′ 40″ west
Open location code
84FW8VH4+36
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Birchville” goes by many names.
BirchvilleDutch
Birchville, CaliforniaDutch
BirchvilleIrish
BirchvilleTurkish
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