Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 Birdsville (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 Birdsville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Birdsville is located in Livingston County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Livingston County: Hardin (IL), Massac (IL), Pope (IL), Crittenden, Lyon, Marshall & McCracken.
Below are the counties that are near Birdsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Birdsville:
- Livingston County (The home county of Birdsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birdsville, with the one closest to Birdsville listed first.
- Burna
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burna is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Smithland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lola is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Pinckneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tiline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tiline is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
- Carrsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Ledbetter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lake City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Grand Rivers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ballard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birdsville, with the one closest to Birdsville listed first.
- Kevil
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ceredo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ceredo is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- Lovelaceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Bandana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Gage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gage is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- La Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birdsville, with the one closest to Birdsville listed first.
- Fredonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Crider
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Dulaney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Creswell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birdsville, with the one closest to Birdsville listed first.
- Dycusburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Sheridan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Tolu
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Crayne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Piney Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Graves County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birdsville, with the one closest to Birdsville listed first.
- Symsonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Melber
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Melber is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Boaz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Viola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Viola is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Viola
- Westplains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Westplains is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- Hickory
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Lowes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lowes is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes
- Pottsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pottsville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birdsville, with the one closest to Birdsville listed first.
- Kuttawa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Eddyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carmack
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birdsville, with the one closest to Birdsville listed first.
- Calvert City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calvert City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
- Calvert City has also been known as:
- Calvert
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <1>
- Gilbertsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Tatumsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
- Scale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Benton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dogtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Fairdealing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Olive
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- McCracken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birdsville, with the one closest to Birdsville listed first.
- Paducah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reidland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- Oakdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Hendron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Krebs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Lone Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- West Paducah
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Grahamville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Massac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Massac is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Camelia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Future City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- West Future City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Cimota City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cimota City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
- Hardin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birdsville, with the one closest to Birdsville listed first.
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Shetlerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Rosiclare
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Elizabethtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cave-In-Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
- Cave-In-Rock village
- Rock Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Karbers Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lamb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Saline Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Johnson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birdsville, with the one closest to Birdsville listed first.
- Reevesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Grantsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wartrace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Simpson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bender ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bender is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- Reynoldsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Belknap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ozark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Burnside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Massac County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birdsville, with the one closest to Birdsville listed first.
- Unionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Shady Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Brookport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Massac City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Massac City is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Big Bay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Metropolis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Columbia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Joppa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pope County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birdsville, with the one closest to Birdsville listed first.
- Bay City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Hamletsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Golconda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dixon Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Leisure City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Lusk
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lusk is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Eddyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Glendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Hartsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Herod
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oak is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- McCormick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- McCormick is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Pulaski County (IL)
- Karnak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Saline County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birdsville, with the one closest to Birdsville listed first.
- Mitchellsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Stonefort
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Birdsville, see our County-by-County Page for Birdsville.
Cemeteries Near Birdsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Birdsville.
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 Birdsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Birdsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Birdsville, with the one closest to Birdsville listed first.
- Sloan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hastings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cowper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jameison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kickasola Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rock Quarry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dyer Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Duley Bluff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dean Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (534 more) ...
- Masonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vickers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poco Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Birdsville had a population of 44 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Birdsville, with the one closest to Birdsville listed first.
- Bay City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Hamletsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Liberty is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
- Smithland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vicksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Vicksburg is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
- Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Tansill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tansill is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansill
- Unionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Rosebud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rosebud is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Golconda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lola is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Pinckneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Temple Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Temple Hill is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
- Waltersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waltersburg is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Birdsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Birdsville.
Newspapers Published in Birdsville ...
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 127 newspapers that have been published in the area around Birdsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Birdsville, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Birdsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Birdsville:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Livingston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ballard County
- Caldwell County
- Crittenden County
- Graves County
- Lyon County
- Marshall County
- McCracken County
- Hardin County
- Johnson County
- Massac County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Saline County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Birdsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Birdsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |