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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Redbird. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Redbird to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Redbird, 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 Redbird (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 Redbird. 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.
Name Variations for Redbird ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Red Bird.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Redbird. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Redbird.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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 Redbird is historic, it would have been located within present day Montgomery County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montgomery County: Clark, Garland, Howard, Pike, Polk, Scott & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Redbird. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Redbird:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Redbird)
- The following are listed by their distance from Redbird, with the one closest to Redbird listed first.
- Cox Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cox Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Spring
- Oden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Black Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Pencil Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whitetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whitetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Norman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sims
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sims is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Manfred
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manfred is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
- Ophir
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Caddo Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Calhoun County
- Unco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Unco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unco
- Clark County
- Amity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redbird, with the one closest to Redbird listed first.
- Meyers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Avant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Avant is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant
- Pearcy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hot Spring County
- Bonnerdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redbird, with the one closest to Redbird listed first.
- Athens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mineola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mineola is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
- Umpire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Umpire is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
- Galena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Galena is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Euclid
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Euclid is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Dierks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redbird, with the one closest to Redbird listed first.
- Langley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lodi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lodi is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Daisy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Daisy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Star of the West ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Star of the West is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star of the West
- Newhope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Newhope is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhope
- Glenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kirby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grandfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Grandfield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfield
- Caney Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Caney Valley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Nathan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Nathan is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
- Mount Moriah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Moriah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redbird, with the one closest to Redbird listed first.
- Big Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Big Fork is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork
- Board Camp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Board Camp is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
- Dallas
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dallas is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Mena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Potter Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Potter Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Junction
- Potter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Potter is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redbird, with the one closest to Redbird listed first.
- Parks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parks is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
- Y City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Y City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
- Harvey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Harvey is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Little Texas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Little Texas is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Boles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nebraska ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nebraska is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Gate ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gate is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
- Cardiff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cardiff is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Waldron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redbird, with the one closest to Redbird listed first.
- Chula
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chula is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Gravelly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gravelly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly
- Aly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
- Bluffton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bluffton is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Redbird, see our County-by-County Page for Redbird.
Cemeteries Near Redbird ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Redbird.
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 Redbird - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Redbird covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Redbird, with the one closest to Redbird listed first.
- Gaston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Huddleston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shirley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shirley Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Oden.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56275 <4>
- Goodner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gortemiller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brewer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (208 more) ...
- Black Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilhite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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.
While we didn't find Redbird in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Redbird.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Redbird, with the one closest to Redbird listed first.
- Black Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Oden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Big Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Big Fork is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork
- Mount Ida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Manfred
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manfred is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
- Sims
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sims is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Ophir
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Hopper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hopper is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper
- Caddo Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Langley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lodi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lodi is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Plata
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Plata is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plata
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Buck Knob
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Knob is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Knob
- Board Camp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Board Camp is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Redbird. See our List of 1890's Communities around Redbird.
Newspapers Published in Redbird ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Redbird.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Redbird, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Redbird.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Redbird:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Clark County
- Garland County
- Hot Spring County
- Howard County
- Pike County
- Polk County
- Scott County
- Yell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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 Redbird, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Redbird) 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. |