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Birchim
Unincorporated community
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	LaPorte
Township	Galena
Elevation	820 ft (250 m)
ZIP code	46371
FIPS code	18-05356
GNIS feature ID	431100

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

History

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

Geography

Birchim is located at 41°42′37″N 86°36′10″W / 41.71028°N 86.60278°W / 41.71028; -86.60278.

Municipalities and communities of LaPorte County, Indiana, United States

County seat: La Porte

Cities	La Porte Michigan City

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 Ambler Andry Beattys Corner Birchim Byron Crumstown‡ Door Village Duneland Beach Haskell Hesston Hicks Hillside Holmesville Kankakee Lake Park Magee Mill Creek Monroe Manor Oakwood Orchard Highlands Otis Pinhook Pinola Plainfield 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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