Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Bird came from various goverment sources (GNIS), we also found mention of Bird in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Bird. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Bird data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Bird:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Bird is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

The GNIS database contains an entry for Bird. See our Misc Page for Bird for more information.