Welcome to Birds ...
Birds is located in Will County<1>.
Birds is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Birds lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Birds ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Birds: This one is located in Will County and the other is located in Lawrence 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.
- Joliet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bolingbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plainfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Romeoville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oswego
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Woodridge is located in DuPage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodridge <3>
- New Lenox
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lockport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Homer Glen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Glen
- Homer Glen is located in Will County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,281 people
- Homer Glen has also been known as:
- Homer Glen village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer Glen <3>
- Yorkville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorkville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Yorkville is located in Kendall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,160 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorkville <3>
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.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Birds, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Birds.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Will, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Birds - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |