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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Bird. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bird to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bird, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Bird (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bird. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Bird is historic, it would have been located within present day Blount County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Blount County: Cullman, Etowah, Jefferson, Marshall, Saint Clair, Walker & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Bird. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bird:
- Blount County (The home county of Bird)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird, with the one closest to Bird listed first.
- Wynnville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Fridays Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Hoods Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Clarence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Susan Moore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Taits Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Taits Gap is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taits Gap
- Snead
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Craig
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Highmound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Royal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Royal is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Oneonta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosa is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird, with the one closest to Bird listed first.
- Southside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cochran Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Oak Level
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Ohatchee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Macon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Grayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Beasley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beasley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boozer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird, with the one closest to Bird listed first.
- Holly Pond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Baileyton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Hanceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Berlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- White City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Simcoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- East Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Black Bottom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Cullman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird, with the one closest to Bird listed first.
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rains ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Rodentown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Rogers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Crossville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whiton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Cotnam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird, with the one closest to Bird listed first.
- Altoona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Nix ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Gallant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Howelton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Aurora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Benson ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Egypt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Ivalee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Greer ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Carlisle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Mountainboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird, with the one closest to Bird listed first.
- Ayres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Masseyline
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Masseyline is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
- Village Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- Palmerdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Palmerdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
- Clay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trafford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Crosston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crosston is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosston
- Majestic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Majestic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Pinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Breakstone Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
- East Trussville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Trussville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trussville
- Chalkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chalkville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkville
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird, with the one closest to Bird listed first.
- Douglas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Horton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Whitesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Hyatt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Street ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Askea Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Boaz
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rabbit Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Albertville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird, with the one closest to Bird listed first.
- Hulaco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Apple Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Eva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird, with the one closest to Bird listed first.
- Whitney Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Steele
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Springville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Branchville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Ragland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Argo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Margaret
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Odenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Turnbough Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
- Wattsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Coal City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bird, see our County-by-County Page for Bird.
Cemeteries Near Bird ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bird.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bird - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bird covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bird, with the one closest to Bird listed first.
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bynum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Painter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Altoona Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ellison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lamb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lamb Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Clarence
- Moodys Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moody Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bird Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (379 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Valley View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Methodist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Oneonta.
- The Antioch Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Glover Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1995274 <4>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Bird itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bird, with the one closest to Bird listed first.
- Wynnville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Clarence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Snead
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nix ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Walnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Oneonta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Champion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Champion is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Redbud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Redbud is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Highmound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Royal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Royal is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Gallant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Tappan ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tappan is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Bright Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bird. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bird.
Newspapers Published in Bird ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bird.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bird, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bird.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bird:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Blount County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jefferson County
- Marshall County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bird, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bird) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |