On a small ranch in very rural Central California, in the Sacramento Valley area.
There are a lot of ways to get a passport without a BC, but the trick will be avoiding lawyer fees. I’d hit the local state representatives for where you were born, and where you live now. Hopefully one is democrat, and the other is republican, and you can play them off each other. Going to the local tv station can also help invigorate the reps.
Find any old school, church, or hospital records, and get them certified — any “public records”. Find any people that were around when you were born and remember, and get their affidavits. Whoever makes decisions will put a lot of weight on how much effort you have applied. Even records and affidavits that aren’t technically good enough will bear weight.
Good luck.