Welcome to Birds ...

The village of Birds is located in Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Birds, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Birds is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Birds lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Birds (for example, toward Oaktown (IN)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Birds is located in the (618) area code.

The ZIP code for Birds: 62415<3>

Communities Also Named Birds ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Birds: This one is located in Lawrence County and the other is located in Will County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 5 communities that are also named Birds - they are located in Colorado, Florida, Georgia and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Birds.

Communities near Birds ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Birds.

• Vincennes
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
  • Vincennes is located in Knox County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vincennes <4>
• Robinson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
  • Robinson is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robinson <4>
• Lawrenceville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
  • Lawrenceville is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <4>
• Sumner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Sumner is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <4>
• Bicknell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bicknell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicknell
  • Bicknell is located in Knox County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bicknell <4>
• Bridgeport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <4>
• Oblong
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oblong
  • Oblong is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oblong <4>
• Palestine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Palestine is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palestine <4>
• Carlisle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Saint Francisville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
  • Saint Francisville is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francisville <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Birds. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Birds.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Birds. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Birds.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Birds. See our Newspapers Page for Birds.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Birds ...

Looking for more information about Birds? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Birds, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Birds.

Adding Birds to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Birds in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Birds was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Birds post office opened in 1883.

We also found Birds in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Birds.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Birds. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov