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Welcome to Birdell ...

Birdell is located in Chester County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Birdell, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Birdell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Birdell is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Birdell: (610) and (484)<4>

Communities Also Named Birdell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Birdell - they are located in Arkansas and Ontario.

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

Communities near Birdell ...

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

  • Reading
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Pottstown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • West Chester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Phoenixville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
    • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <5>
  • Ephrata
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Coatesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Wyomissing
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
    • Wyomissing is located in Berks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <5>
  • Downingtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
    • Downingtown is located in Chester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <5>
  • Kennett Square
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • New Holland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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 Birdell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Birdell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Birdell ...

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

Adding Birdell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Birdell 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 Birdell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Birdell post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Birdell.

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

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Chester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Birdell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (484) is an overlay for area code (610).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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