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Birchim is an unincorporated community in Galena Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.

Birchim, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 41°42′37″N 86°36′10″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	LaPorte
Township	Galena
Elevation	820 ft (250 m)
ZIP code	46371
FIPS code	18-05356[1]
GNIS feature ID	431100[2]

History

The community's name likely honors Abraham Birchem, a pioneer settler, although the spelling is different.[3]

Geography

Birchim is located at 41°42′37″N 86°36′10″W.

References

"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
"Birchim, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...presumably for Abraham Birchem, a settler there...

v t e Municipalities and communities of LaPorte County, Indiana, United States
County seat: La Porte
Cities	La Porte Michigan City	Map of Indiana highlighting LaPorte County
Towns	Kingsbury Kingsford Heights LaCrosse Long Beach Michiana Shores Pottawattamie Park Trail Creek Wanatah Westville
Townships	Cass Center Clinton Coolspring Dewey Galena Hanna Hudson Johnson Kankakee Lincoln Michigan New Durham Noble Pleasant Prairie Scipio Springfield Union Washington Wills
CDPs	Fish Lake Hanna Hudson Lake Rolling Prairie
Other unincorporated communities	Alida Beattys Corner Birchim Byron Crumstown‡ Door Village Duneland Beach Haskell Hesston Holmesville Kankakee Lake Park Mill Creek Oakwood Otis Pinhook Pinola Riverside Salem Heights Smith South Center South Wanatah Springfield Springville Stillwell Summit Tee Lake Thomaston Tracy Union Center Union Mills Waterford Wellsboro Wilders
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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