Welcome to Bird ...

Bird is located in Cattaraugus County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bird, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Bird is 1,710 feet [521 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bird lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Bird: (716)

Communities Also Named Bird ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Bird - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Bird ...

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

• Salamanca
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salamanca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamanca
  • Salamanca is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salamanca <4>
• Springville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Springville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <4>
• Arcade
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
  • Arcade is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcade <4>
• Allegany
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allegany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegany
  • Allegany is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allegany <4>
• Franklinville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklinville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
  • Franklinville is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinville <4>
• Cuba
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cuba is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
• Little Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Valley
  • Little Valley is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Valley <4>
• Delevan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delevan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
  • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delevan <4>
• Cattaraugus
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattaraugus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattaraugus
  • Cattaraugus is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cattaraugus <4>
• Ellicottville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellicottville
  • Ellicottville is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellicottville <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 Bird. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bird.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bird. 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 Bird.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bird ...

Looking for more information about Bird? 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 Bird, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bird.

Adding Bird to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bird 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 Bird was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bird post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bird.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cattaraugus County: www.co.cattaraugus.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/