Welcome to Birds Point ...Birds Point is located in the Bootheel of Missouri. Birds Point is located in Mississippi County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Birds Point, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. The origin (or the toponymy) of Birds Point: Named after Abraham Bird (1731-1820), an early settler in this area. A typical abbreviation for Birds Point: Birds Pt. See our Genealogy Helper Page for Birds Point for more information about variations on the name of Birds Point. Birds Point is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Birds Point lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Birds Point: 573 & 235<3> In the past, Birds Point was named Birdsville. and Greenville. For more information about the names of Birds Point, see The Names of Birds Point on our Genealogy Page. Communities Also Named Birds Point ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Birds Point - they are located in Oklahoma and Saskatchewan. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Birds Point. Communities near Birds Point ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Birds Point.
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 Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Birds Point. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Birds Point. 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 Point. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Birds Point. See our Newspapers Page for Birds Point. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Birds Point ...Looking for more information about Birds Point? 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 Point, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Birds Point. Adding Birds Point to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Birds Point 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 (so far) for Birds Point was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Birds Point. Footnotes ...
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