title: Birch, Nevada
text: # Birch, Nevada
  
  Birch is an extinct town in Eureka County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. Birch is located to the west of the Diamond Mountains, 26 miles northeast of Eureka.
  
  ## History
  
  The community was named after James E. Birch, a stagecoach line entrepreneur. A post office was established at Birch in 1901, and remained in operation until 1926. In 1941, Birch had 15 inhabitants.
  
  In 2016, Birch consisted of only a few collapsed buildings.
  
  