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 Birds Point (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 Birds Point. 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 Birds Point ...
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.
Past names for Birds Point include: Birdsville and Greenville.
- A typical abbreviation for Birds Point: Birds Pt.
- While the name of this community is Birds Point, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Birds Point may originally have been Bird's Point.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Birds Point might be written as Bird Point.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Birds Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Birds Point.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Birds Point is located in Mississippi County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mississippi County: Alexander (IL), Ballard (KY), Carlisle (KY), Fulton (KY), Hickman (KY), New Madrid & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Birds Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Birds Point:
- Mississippi County (The home county of Birds Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birds Point, with the one closest to Birds Point listed first.
- Wyatt
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wyatt is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Greenfield
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenfield is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Wilson City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson City is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Charleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Charleston is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
- Thirtyfour Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Thirtyfour Corner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtyfour Corner
- Anniston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Anniston is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anniston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Wolf Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wolf Island is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Island
- Pinhook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pinhook is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Estimated population in 2012: 30 people
- Bertrand
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Whiting
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whiting is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- East Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New Madrid County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birds Point, with the one closest to Birds Point listed first.
- Sikeston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Matthews
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- La Forge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- La Forge is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Forge
- Kewanee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kewanee is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
- Morehouse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morehouse is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birds Point, with the one closest to Birds Point listed first.
- Diehlstadt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Diehlstadt is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Commerce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blodgett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Blodgett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Miner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Miner is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
- Lambert
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lambert is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2010 Census: 34 people
- Benton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Haywood City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Haywood City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Morley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Morley is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Kelso
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Hamburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Scott City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oran
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Crowder
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Crowder is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Alexander County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birds Point, with the one closest to Birds Point listed first.
- Cairo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <2>
- Future City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Future City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Cairo Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Cache
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- Hodges Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Miller City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Unity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tamms
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tamms is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamms <2>
- Diswood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- Elco
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Thebes
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Johnson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birds Point, with the one closest to Birds Point listed first.
- Belknap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Massac County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birds Point, with the one closest to Birds Point listed first.
- Joppa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Metropolis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Massac City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Massac City is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Pulaski County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birds Point, with the one closest to Birds Point listed first.
- Mound City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mounds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Villa Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Olmsted
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pulaski
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Grand Chain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Grand Chain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Ullin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Perks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Karnak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Union County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birds Point, with the one closest to Birds Point listed first.
- Mill Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Dongola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Reynoldsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Ballard County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birds Point, with the one closest to Birds Point listed first.
- Wickliffe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Barlow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Blandville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blandville is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- La Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gage is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Ceredo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ceredo is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- Bandana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Kevil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lovelaceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Carlisle County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birds Point, with the one closest to Birds Point listed first.
- Bardwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Cunningham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kirbyton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Milburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Fulton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birds Point, with the one closest to Birds Point listed first.
- Hickman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cayce
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Graves County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birds Point, with the one closest to Birds Point listed first.
- Lowes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lowes is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes
- Melber
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Melber is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Fancy Farm
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- Pottsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pottsville is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- West Viola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Viola is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Viola
- Boaz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hickory
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hickory is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Pryorsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Hickman County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birds Point, with the one closest to Birds Point listed first.
- Columbus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Columbus is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Spring Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Clinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Fulgham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- McCracken County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birds Point, with the one closest to Birds Point listed first.
- Cimota City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cimota City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
- Woodville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Future City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- West Future City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Ragland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Camelia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Grahamville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Massac
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Massac is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- West Paducah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lone Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Hendron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Krebs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Birds Point, see our County-by-County Page for Birds Point.
Cemeteries Near Birds Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Birds Point.
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 Birds Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Birds Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Birds Point, with the one closest to Birds Point listed first.
- Bird Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Griggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Lawn Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wickliffe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harrison - Hughes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- O'Bryan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newton Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Owsley Cemetery
- The Owsley Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2534673 <3>
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Watwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Barlow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Birds Point had a population of 250 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Birds Point, with the one closest to Birds Point listed first.
- Cairo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <2>
- Wickliffe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Laketon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laketon is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laketon
- Mound City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Barlow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Samos
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Samos is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samos
- Henson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henson is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson
- Slater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Slater is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
- Mounds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Bardwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blandville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blandville is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Charleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Charleston is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Crosno
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Crosno is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosno
- Berkley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Berkley is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- America
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- America is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Birds Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Birds Point.
Newspapers Published in Birds Point ...
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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Birds Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Birds Point, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Birds Point.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Birds Point:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Mississippi County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- New Madrid County
- Scott County
- Alexander County
- Johnson County
- Massac County
- Pulaski County
- Union County
- Ballard County
- Carlisle County
- Fulton County
- Graves County
- Hickman County
- McCracken County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Birds Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Birds Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |